Nucleic acid molecule encoding homer 1b protein

ABSTRACT

A method is provided for identifying a compound that modulates a cellualr response associate with Homer and mediated by a cell-surface or an intracellular receptor. A method is further provided for identifying a compound that modulates receptor activated calcium mobilization associated with Homer. A method is provided for identifying a compound that inhibits Homer protein activity based on the crystal structure coordinates of Homer protein binding domain. A method is also provided for identifying a compound that affects the formation of cell surface receptors into clusters. Also provided are nucleic acids encoding Homer proteins as well as Homer proteins, and Homer interacting proteins.

RELATED APPLICATIONS

[0001] This application is a divisional of application U.S. Ser. No. 09/377,285, filed Aug. 18, 1999, now allowed, which claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/097,426, filed Aug. 18, 1998, U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/138,426, filed Jun, 10, 1999, U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/138,493, filed Jun. 10, 1999, and U.S. Provisional Application No. 60/138,494, filed June 10, 1999, the entire contents of which are incorporated by reference herein.

STATEMENT AS TO FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH

[0002] This invention was made with Government support under Grant No. RO1 DA10309, RO1 DA11742 and KO2 MH01152, awarded by the National Institutes of Health. The government may have certain rights in the invention.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

[0003] The present invention relates generally to protein-protein interactions and more specifically to molecules involved in mediating receptor-activated or ion channel-mediated intracellular calcium mobilization or concentration.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

[0004] The mature central nervous system exhibits the capacity to alter cellular interactions as a function of the activity of specific neuronal circuits. This capacity is believed to underlie learning and memory storage, age-related memory loss, tolerance to and dependence on drugs of abuse, recovery from brain injury, epilepsy as well as aspects of postnatal development of the brain (Schatz, C., Neuron, 5:745, 1990). Currently, the role of activity-dependent synaptic plasticity is best understood in the context of learning and memory. Cellular mechanisms underlying activity-dependent plasticity are known to be initiated by rapid, transmitter-induced changes in membrane conductance properties and activation of intracellular signaling pathways (Bliss and Collingridge, Nature, 361:31, 1993). Several lines of evidence also indicate a role for rapid synthesis of mRNA and protein in long-term neuroplasticity. For example, classical studies of learning and memory demonstrate a requirement for protein synthesis in long-term, but not short-term memory (Flexner, et al., Science, 141:57, 1963; Agranoff, B., Basic Neurochemistry, 3rd Edition, 1981; Davis and Squire, Physiol. Bull., 96:518, 1984), and long-term enhancement of synaptic connectivity, studied in cultured invertebrate neurons (Montarolo, et al., Science, 234:1249, 1986; Bailey, et al., Neuron, 9:749, 1992) or in the rodent hippocampus (Frey, et al., Science, 260:1661, 1993; Nguyen, et al., Science, 265:1104, 1994), is blocked by inhibitors of either RNA or protein synthesis. Importantly, inhibitors of macromolecular synthesis are most effective when administered during a brief time window surrounding the conditioning stimulus indicating a special requirement for molecules that are rapidly induced (Goelet, et al., Nature, 322:419, 1986).

[0005] Immediate early genes (IEGs) are rapidly induced in neurons by neurotransmitter stimulation and synaptic activity and are hypothesized to be part of the macromolecular response required for long-term plasticity (Goelet, et al., supra; Sheng and Greenberg, Neuron, 4:477, 1990; Silva and Giese, Neurobiology, 4:413, 1994). To identify cellular mechanisms that may contribute to long-term plasticity in the vertebrate brain, differential cloning techniques have been used to identify genes that are rapidly induced by depolarizing stimuli (Nedivi, et al., Nature, 363:713, 1993; Qian, et al., Nature, 361:453, 1993; Yamagata, et al, Neuron, 11:371, 1993; Yamagata, et al., Learning and Memory 1:140, 1994; Yamagata, et al., Journal of Biological Chemistry, 269:16333, 1994; Andreasson and Worley, Neuroscience, 69:781, 1995; Lyford, et al., Neuron, 14:433, 1995). In contrast to the earlier focus on transcription factors, many of the newly characterized IEGs represent molecules that can directly modify the function of cells and include growth factors (Nedivi, et al., supra; Andreasson and Worley, supra ), secreted enzymes that can modify the extracellular matrix, such as tissue plasminogen activator (Qian, et al., supra), enzymes involved in intracellular signaling, such as prostaglandin synthase (Yamagata, et al., supra), and a novel homolog of H-Ras, termed Rheb (Yamagata, et al., supra), as well as a novel cytoskeleton-associated protein, termed Arc (Lyford, et al., supra). The remarkable functional diversity of this set of rapid response genes is representative of the repertoire of cellular mechanisms that are likely to contribute to activity-dependent neuronal plasticity.

[0006] Pharmaceutical agents often act by modulating signaling between cells or within cells. For example, Prozac alters the reuptake of the neurotransmitter serotonin and enhances aspects of its signaling function in brain. Nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) act by inhibiting the activity of cyclooxygenase enzyme, which is involved in the signaling pathways of inflammation. Viagra modifies the intracellular guanylate cyclase response to autonomic neurotransmitters in erectile tissues. These, and other precedent setting pharmaceuticals, validate the notion that specific signaling pathways may be targeted for therapeutic development.

[0007] Cellular mechanisms that modify important intracellular signals can involve changes in intracellular calcium. This type of mechanism is used in brain neurons to adapt to changes in intercellular signaling, and is demonstrated to exert powerful effects on cellular responses induced by glutamate. Similar, though distinct, cellular mechanism may be used to modulate intracellular calcium signals in other tissues including heart, lung, liver and skeletal muscle. Compounds that can modify this mechanism can modulate natural transmitter signals and may exert therapeutic effects.

[0008] Classical studies demonstrated that activation of receptors on the cell surface evoke changes in the level of specific, diffusable molecules inside the cell. The regulated production of these molecules serves to signal events happening at the membrane surface to intracellular receptors and are therefore termed second messenger signaling pathways. Major second messenger pathways include the phosphoinositide pathway, which regulates intracellular calcium; the adenylate cyclase pathway, which regulates levels of cyclic AMP; the guanylate cyclase pathway, which regulates levels of cGMP; and the nitric oxide pathway which regulates NO.

[0009] The regulated release of intracellular calcium is essential to the function of all tissues. Each tissue possesses a distinct physiology that is dependent on receptor/transmitter-regulated release of intracellular calcium. For example, synaptic function is modulated in brain neurons by glutamate receptor regulated release of intracellular calcium. Contractility of cardiac and smooth muscle is also regulated by intracellular calcium. Recent reviews of the role of calcium signaling in cellular responses include: Berridge, Nature 386:759 (1997); Berridge, J. Physiol. (London) 499:291 (1997); Bootman et al., Cell 91:367 (1997).

[0010] Recent studies demonstrate that molecules that function together in signaling networks are frequently clustered together in macromolecular complexes. For example, components of the MAP kinase pathway form a complex of cytosolic kinases with their specific substrates (Davis, Mol. Reprod. Dev. 42:459 (1995)). Similarly, proteins such as AKAP function as scaffolds for specific kinases and their substrates (Lester and Scott, Recent Prog. Horm. Res. 52:409 (1997)). Recently, a multi-PDZ containing protein was identified in Drosophila (termed InaD) that couples the membrane-associated, light-activated ion channel with its effector enzymes (Tsunoda et al., Nature 388:243 (1997)). The biochemical consequence of this clustering is that the local concentrations of molecules that convey the signals between proteins are as high as possible. Consequently, signaling takes place efficiently. The clustering activity of these proteins is essential to normal function of the signaling cascade (Lester and Scott, supra 1997; Tsunoda et al., supra 1997). Accordingly, Accordingly, agents that alter these signaling complexes will modify the response due to transmitter or other form of cellular stimulation in a way that mimics more classical receptor agonists or antagonists. For example, a metabotropic glutamate receptor signaling may be blocked either at the receptor by conventional receptor antagonists or by uncoupling the metabotropic receptor from its intracellular IP3 receptor by agents that block the cross-linking activity of Homer family proteins.

[0011] The identification of molecules regulating the aggregation of neurotransmitter receptors at synapses is central to understanding the mechanisms of neural development, synaptic plasticity and learning. The most well characterized model for the synaptic aggregation of ionotropic receptors is the neuromuscular junction. Early work showed that contact between the axon of a motor neuron and the surface of a myotube rapidly triggers the accumulation of preexisting surface acetylcholine receptors (Anderson and Cohen, J Physiol 268:757-773, 1977; Frank and Fischbach, J Cell Biol 83:143-158, 1979). Subsequent work has shown that agrin, a complex glycoprotein secreted by the presynaptic terminal, activates a postsynaptic signal transduction cascade (reviewed by Colledge and Froehner, Curr Opin Neurobiol 8:357-63, 1998), that leads to receptor clustering by the membrane associated protein rapsyn.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

[0012] Homer proteins, the products of neuronal immediate early genes, selectively bind the carboxy-termini of certain cell-surface receptors (e.g., group 1 metabotropic receptors), certain intracellular receptors and binding proteins (e.g., inositol trisphosphate receptors, ryanodine receptor, Shank proteins, I42). Many forms of Homer proteins contain a “coiled-coil” structure in the carboxy-terminal domain which mediates homo- and heteromultimerization between Homer proteins. The present invention is based on the seminal discovery that Homer plays a significant role in mediating receptor-activated calcium mobilization from internal stores and that Homer proteins regulate aspects of receptor clustering.

[0013] In one embodiment, a method is provided for identifying a compound that modulates a cellular response mediated by a cell-surface receptor. The method includes incubating a test compound and a cell expressing a cell-surface receptor and a Homer protein under conditions sufficient to permit the compound to interact with the cell, and exposing the cell to a cell-surface receptor ligand. A cellular response to the ligand by the cell incubated with the compound is compared with a cellular response of the cell not incubated with the compound wherein a difference in cellular response identify a compound that modulates a Homer-associated cellular response.

[0014] In another embodiment, a method is provided for identifying a compound that modulates a cellular response mediated by an intracellular receptor. The method includes incubating the compound, and a cell expressing an intracellular receptor and a Homer protein under conditions sufficient to permit the compound to interact with the cell and exposing the cell to conditions that activate the intracellular receptor. A cellular response by a cell incubated with the compound is compared with a cellular response of a cell not incubated with the compound wherein a difference in a cellular response identifies a compound that modulates a Homer-associated cellular response.

[0015] In yet another embodiment, a method is provided for identifying a compound that modulates receptor activated calcium mobilization in a cell. The method includes incubating the compound and a cell expressing a Homer protein under conditions sufficient to permit the compound to interact with the cell and exposing the cell to conditions sufficient to activate calcium mobilization. The receptor-activated calcium mobilization of a cell incubated with said the compound is compared with the receptor-activated calcium mobilization of a cell not incubated with the compound wherein a difference in calcium mobilization is indicative of an effect of the compound on Homer-associated calcium mobilization.

[0016] In another embodiment, a method is provided for modulating receptor-mediated calcium mobilization. The method includes exposing a cell expressing Homer protein to a compound in a sufficient amount to modulate the calcium mobilization that typically occurs when a cell is exposed to an amount of ligand sufficient to activate an intercellualr signaling pathway that includes Homer protein.

[0017] In another embodiment, a method is provided for identifying a compound that inhibits Homer protein activity. The method includes identifying an inhibitor of Homer binding or crosslinking activity and identifying an inhibitor of Homer protein activity that forms covalent or non-covalent bonds with amino acids in a Homer protein binding site, based upon the crystal structure coordinates of Homer protein binding domain and synthesizing the inhibitor.

[0018] In one embodiment, a method is provided for identifying a compound that affects the formation of cell surface receptors into clusters. The method includes incubating the compound and a cell expressing a Homer protein and a Homer interacting protein, e.g., a Shank protein, under conditions sufficient to allow the compound to interact with the cell and determining the effect of the compound on the formation of cell-surface receptors into clusters. The formation of cell-surface receptors into clusters of a cell contacted with the compound is compared to the formation of cell-surface receptors into clusters of a cell not contacted with the compound, wherein a difference in the formation of clusters is indicative of a compound that affects formation of cell surface receptors into clusters.

[0019] In another embodiment, a method is provided for treating a disorder associated with glutamate receptors, including metabotropic and NMDA-type glutamate receptors, in a subject. The method includes administering to a subject in need, a therapeutically effective amount of a compound that modulates Homer protein activity.

[0020] In another embodiment, a method is provided for treating a disorder associated with Homer protein activity including administering to a subject in need a therapeutically effective amount of a compound that modulates Homer protein activity. The compound may be identified by a method of the invention described herein.

[0021] In another embodiment, there is provided an isolated nucleic acid encoding Homer protein 1b, having the nucleotide sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO:3 as well as an isolated Homer protein having substantially the same amino acid sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO:4.

[0022] In another embodiment, there is provided an isolated nucleic acid encoding Homer protein 1c, as well as an isolated Homer protein.

[0023] In another embodiment, there is provided an isolated nucleic acid encoding Homer protein 2a, having the nucleotide sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO:5 as well as an isolated Homer protein having substantially the same amino acid sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO:6.

[0024] In another embodiment, there is provided an isolated nucleic acid encoding Homer protein 2b, having the nucleotide sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO:7 as well as an isolated Homer protein having substantially the same amino acid sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO:8.

[0025] In another embodiment, there is provided an isolated nucleic acid encoding Homer protein 3, having the nucleotide sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO:9 as well as an isolated Homer protein having substantially the same amino acid sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO:10.

[0026] In another embodiment, there is provided an isolated peptide having the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:11 an isolated peptide having the amino acid sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:12.

[0027] In yet another embodiment, there is provided an isolated nucleic acid encoding Homer Interacting Protein, having the nucleotide sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO:13 or 15 with a deduced amino acid sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO:14 or 16, respectively.

[0028] In another embodiment, there is provided an isolated Homer Interacting Protein having substantially the same amino acid sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO:18.

[0029] In another embodiment, there is provided an isolated Homer Interacting Protein having substantially the same amino acid sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO:20.

[0030] In yet a further embodiment, there is provided a substantially purified polypeptide containing a proline rich region that is specifically capable of specifically binding to polypeptides of the Homer family.

[0031] In still another embodiment, there is provided a transgenic non-human animal having a transgene that expresses a Homer protein, e.g., Homer 1a (SEQ ID NO:2), chromosomally integrated into the germ cells of the animal.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0032]FIG. 1. Schematic Representation of EVH1 Domain-containing Proteins. EVH1 domains are found at or near the N-termini of Homer, Ena, Mena, VASP, and WASP proteins. Homer 1b/⅔ encode a CC domain which mediates multimerization between various Homer proteins. In ENA, Mena, VASP, WASP, and N-WASP, the EVH1 domain is followed by a central proline rich region of variable length. The proteins are drawn to the scale shown, and the respective amino acid lengths are shown at the right.

[0033]FIG. 2. Structure-Based Alignment of EVH1, PH, and PTB Domain Sequences. A structure-based sequence alignment between EVH1 domains and the β-spectrin PH domain and the IRS-1 PTB domain is shown. Species are indicated by Rn (rat), Hs (human), Mm (mouse), and Dm (Drosophila). Elements of the Homer EVH1 domain secondary structure are represented by arrows (β-strands), cylinders (α-helices), and lines (coils). Conserved residues (among EVH1 domains) are highlighted. The fractional solvent accessibility (FAS) of each residue in Homer 1a is indicated by ovals. Filled ovals=0≦FAS≦0.1 (buried); shaded ovals=0.1<FAS≦0.4 (partially accessible); open ovals=FAS>0.4. Mutations in the EVH1 domain of the WASP gene are indicated in lower case letters below the WASP amino acid sequence. Mutations that are associated with the severe WAS phenotype are shown in bold letters (Zhu et al, 1997). Sites mutated to more than one residue are indicated by asterisks. Bold asterisks indicate residues that, when mutated, affect the interaction of WASP with WIP (Stewart et al., 1999). Residues of Homer, β-spectrin, and IRS-1 that align well following structural superposition and were used to calculate rms differences in Cα positions between these domains are underlined in the IRS-1 sequence. Gaps are indicated by dashes while continued sequences at amino- and carboxy-termini are indicated by periods. Residue numbering for Homer la is shown above its amino acid sequence. The number of the last included residue of each protein is shown at the end of each row. Sequences shown are Homer 1a Rn (SEQ ID NO:63), Homer Dm (SEQ ID NO:64), Ena Dm (SEQ ID NO:65), Mena Mm (SEQ ID NO:66), EVL Mm (SEQ ID NO:67), SIF Dm (SEQ ID NO:68), VASP Hs (SEQ ID NO:69), N-WASP Hs (SEQ ID NO:70), WASP Hs (SEQ ID NO:71), WASP mut (SEQ ID NO:72), β-spec Mm (SEQ ID NO:6), IRS-1 Hs (SEQ ID NO:5).

[0034]FIG. 3. Ribbon Diagram of the Homer 1a EVH1 Domain. The amino and carboxy termini are indicated, and elements of secondary structure are labeled to correspond to homologous structures in PH and PTB domains. An additional short region of β-strand between β1 and β2 has been labeled βi.

[0035]FIG. 4. Structural Comparison of EVH1, PH, and PTB Domains. Ribbon diagrams (A)-(C) and surface representations (D)-(F) of the Homer 1 EVH1, β-spectrin PH, and IRS-1 PTB domains, respectively, are shown. All molecules are shown in a similar orientation, which is rotated about 45° about the vertical axis from orientations shown in FIG. 3. The β-spectrin PH domain is shown with bound inositol trisphosphate (Hyvonen et al, 1995). The IRS-1 domain is shown complexed to a phosphotyrosine-containing peptide derived from the insulin receptor (ECk et al., 1996).

[0036]FIG. 5. Versatile Ligand Recognition by PH-Like Domain. Sterodiagram of a backbone trace of Homer 1 EVH1 doamin showing the relative positions of IP3 as bound by the β-spectrin and PLC-δ PH domains, as well as the peptide ligands for the IRS-1 and Numb PTB domains is shown. The orientations of the EVH1 domain is similar to that in FIG. 4. Ligand positions were determined by superimposing the backbone traces of the EVH1, PH and PTB domains in the program) (Jones et al., 1991).

[0037]FIG. 6. Mapping of WAS-Causing and Homer Binding Mutations on the EVH1 Surface. (A) and (B) Surface representations of the Homer1 EVH1 doamin with sites homologous to positions of WASP mutations (in parentheses) colored according to solvent accessibility. Solvent exposed residues are shown in magenta, and buried or partially buried residues are shown in blue. Residue assignments are based on the sequence shown in FIG. 2. WASP EVH1 mutations are listed in Table 2. Surface representations of Homer 1 EVH1 domain showing the location of residues targeted by site-directed mutagenesis. Mutations that disrupt binding of Homer EVH1 to ligands in an in vitro binding assay are shown in red, while those that have no effect on binding are shown in light blue (see Table 3). The orientation of the EVH1 domain in panels A and C is identical to that in FIG. 4A and D. IN panesl B and D, the moleucle is rotated about 180 degrees about the vertical axis.

[0038]FIGS. 7 through 45 are described in the following table. FIGURE No. SEQ ID No. Sequence 1 Human Homer 1a (nucleic acid) 7 2 Human Homer 1a (amino acid) 8 3 Human Homer 1b (nucleic acid) 9 4 Human Homer 1b (amino acid) 2 5 IRS-1 2 6 β-spectrin 10 7 Human Homer 2a (nucleic acid) 11 8 Human Homer 2a (amino acid) 12 9 Human Homer 2b (nucleic acid) 13 10 Human Homer 2b (amino acid) 14 11 Human Homer 3 (nucleic acid) 15 12 Human Homer 3 (amino acid) 13 peptide binding—core region: PPXXFR 14 peptide binding—extended region: ALTPPSPFRD 16 15 Homer interacting protein: rat I30 (nucleic acid) 17 16 Homer interacting protein: rat I30 (amino acid) 18 17 Homer interacting protein: rat I42 (nucleic acid) 19 18 Homer interacting protein: rat I42 (amino acid) 20 19 Homer interacting protein: human I30 (nucleic acid) 21 20 Homer interacting protein: human I30 (amino acid) 22 21 Homer interacting protein: human I42 (nucleic acid) 23 22 Homer interactin protein: human I42 (amino acid) 24 23 Mouse Homer 1a (nucleic acid) 25 24 Mouse Homer 1a (amino acid) 26 25 Mouse Homer 1b (nucleic acid) 27 26 Mouse Homer 1b (amino acid) 28 27 Mouse Homer 2a (nucleic acid) 29 28 Mouse Homer 2a (amino acid) 30 29 Mouse Homer 2b (nucleic acid) 31 30 Mouse Homer 2b (amino acid) 32 31 Mouse Homer 3 (nucleic acid) 33 32 Mouse Homer 3 (amino acid) 34 33 Rat Homer 1a (nucleic acid) 35 34 Rat Homer 1a (amino acid) 36 35 Rat Homer 1b (nucleic acid) 37 36 Rat Homer 1b (amino acid) 38 37 Rat Homer 1c (nucleic acid) 39 38 Rat Homer 1c (amino acid) 40 39 Rat Shank 3a (nucleic acid) 41 40 Rat Shank 3a (amino acid) 42 41 Human Homer 3a (nucleic acid) 43 42 Human Homer 3a (amino acid) 44 43 Rat INADL partial nucleic acid sequence 45 44 Rat INADL partial amino acid sequence

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0039] Homer represents a family of proteins that selectively binds the carboxy-terminus of group 1 metabotropic receptors and is enriched at excitatory synapses (Brakeman et al., 1977). In the adult brain, Homer is rapidly and transiently induced by physiological synaptic stimuli that evoke ion-term potentiation in the hippocampus (Brakeman et al., 1997; Kato et al., 1997), and is also induced in the striatum by dopaminetic drugs of addiction (Brakeman et al., 1997). The first Homer gene identified, now termed Homer 1a (Brakeman et al., Nature 386:2284-288 (1997); GenBank Accession No. U92079), is a member of a family of closely related Homer proteins that are constitutively expressed in brain (Kato et al., 1998; Sun et al., 1998; Xiao et al., 1998). There are now three mammalian genes identified and at least six distinct transcripts expressed in brain (Xiao et al., 1998). All Homer family members, including Homer 1a, contain an amino-terminal region of about 110 amino acids that binds metabotropic glutamate receptors 1a and 5 (mGluR1a and mGluR5) (Xiao et al., 1998). The region of Homer that interacts with mGluR1a or 5 is termed “EVH1 domain”, based on homology to similar domains in a family of proteins that include Drosophila Enabled (Gertler et al., 1996), mammalian VASP (Haffner et al., 1995) and the Wescott-Aldrige protein (WASP) (Ponting and Phillips, 1997; Symons et al., 1996). The EVH1 domain of Homer is conserved at a level of about 80% between Drosophila, rodent and human (Xiao et al., 1998) The Homer family EVH1 domain also can bind to intracellular receptors such as the inositol trisphosphate receptor and dyamin III. Binding of Homer proteins in the EVH1 region is mediated by an amino acid sequence motif that is rich in proline residues.

[0040] To explore the proline-rich motif and its role in Homer interactions, a deletion mutation strategy was used. A 50-amino acid deletion at the carboxy-terminal end of mGluR5 destroyed binding to Homer. By contrast, a 41 amino acid deletion of mGluR5 retained full binding activity. The intervening sequence is proline rich and shares sequence similarity with the previously described SH3 ligand sequence (Yu, 1994). A series of point mutants based on the known structure-function relationship for SH3 ligands was prepared and binding assays confirmed general characteristics of SH3 ligand binding, but also demonstrated that that the Homer binding site is distinct in the positioning of critical amino acids (Tu et al., 1998). A consensus for binding was determined to be PPXXFR (SEQ ID NO:11), consistent with the observation that mutation of either of the proline residues or the phenylalanine, or a change in their relative position, interrupted binding. The arginine in the last position was preferred over other tested amino acids, but is not essential. Mutations were identically effective in interrupting binding to each of the Homer family members including Homer 1a, 1b/c, 2a/b, 3 and an EVH1 fragment (110 amino acids) of Homer 1. Thus, it was concluded that the interaction with mGluR5 was mediated by the Homer EVH1 domain.

[0041] To further explore Homer binding, mutations of mGluR5 were tested using a 250 amino acid carboxy-terminal fragment of the receptor, which had an identical effect on binding when placed in the full length mGluR5 protein (Tu et al., 1998). This exquisite sensitivity of Homer binding to changes in single amino acids within the Homer-ligand site was confirmed in other Homer-interacting proteins including mGluR1a (Tu et al., 1998), Shank (Tu et al., 1999), and I42 (see below). To further confirm that the interaction was mediated by a direct interaction at the Homer-ligand site (as opposed to a secondary allosteric effect on a remote binding site), synthetic 10-mer peptides with either the wild type, or F-to-R mutation were prepared. The wild type peptide blocked binding of mGluR1a or mGluR5 to each of the Homer family members (Tu et al., 1998). Approximately half of the binding was blocked at a peptide concentration of 3.4 micromolar. By contrast, the F-to-R mutant peptide did not alter binding at concentrations as high as 340 micromolar.

[0042] Most forms of Homer protein encode a carboxy-terminal domain with a “coiled-coil” structure. This coiled-coil domain mediates homo- and heteromultermization between Homer proteins (Kato et al., 1998; Xiao et al., 1998) and such multimers can be identified in normal brain tissue (Xiao et al., 1998). Homer proteins are enriched in brain tissue fractions from postsynaptic densities and are localized at the ultrastructural level to postsynaptic densities. Homer 1a differs from the other members of the Homer family in that Homer 1a is not constitutively expressed and it does not contain a carboxy terminal coiled-coil domain. Experimental data showing that Homer proteins interact with cell-surface receptors and with intracellular receptors, and form multimeric complexes with other Homer proteins indicates an important role for Homer proteins in intracellular signaling.

[0043] An exemplary polynucleotide encoding a Homer protein is set forth as SEQ ID NO: 1. The term “polynucleotide”, “nucleic acid”, “nucleic acid sequence”, or “nucleic acid molecule” refers to a polymeric form of nucleotides at least 10 bases in length. By “isolated polynucleotide” is meant a polynucleotide that is not immediately contiguous with both of the coding sequences with which it is immediately contiguous (one on the 5′ end and one on the 3 end) in the naturally occurring genome of the organism from which it is derived. The term therefore includes, for example, a recombinant DNA which is incorporated into a vector; into an autonomously replicating plasmid or virus; or into the genomic DNA of a prokaryote or eukaryote, or which exists as a separate molecule (e.g., a cDNA) independent of other sequences. The nucleotides of the invention can be ribonucleotides, deoxyribonucleotides, or modified forms of either nucleotide. A polynucleotide encoding Homer includes “degenerate variants”, sequences that are degenerate as a result of the genetic code. There are 20 natural amino acids, most of which are specified by more than one codon. Therefore, all degenerate nucleotide sequences are included in the invention as long as the amino acid sequence of a polypeptide encoded by the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1 is functionally unchanged.

[0044] A nucleic acid molecule encoding Homer includes sequences encoding functional Homer polypeptides as well as functional fragments thereof. As used herein, the term “functional polypeptide” refers to a polypeptide which possesses biological function or activity which is identified through a defined functional assay (e.g., EXAMPLE 3), and which is associated with a particular biologic, morphologic, or phenotypic alteration in the cell. The term “functional fragments of Homer polypeptide,” refers to fragments of a Homer polypeptide that retain a Homer activity, e.g., the ability to interact with cell-surface or intracellular receptors or mediate intracellular calcium mobilization, and the like. Additionally, functional Homer fragments may act as competitive inhibitors of Homer binding, for example, biologically functional fragments, for example, can vary in size from a polypeptide fragment as small as an epitope capable of binding an antibody molecule to a large polypeptide capable of participating in the characteristic induction or programming of phenotypic changes within a cell.

[0045] A functional Homer polypeptide includes a polypeptide as set forth in SEQ ID NO:2 and conservative variations thereof. The terms “conservative variation” and “substantially similar” as used herein denotes the replacement of an amino acid residue by another, biologically similar residue. Examples of conservative variations include the substitution of one hydrophobic residue such as isoleucine, valine, leucine or methionine for another, or the substitution of one polar residue for another, such as the substitution of arginine for lysine, glutamic acid for aspartic acid, or glutamine for asparagine, and the like. The terms “conservative variation” and “substantially similar” also include the use of a substituted amino acid in place of an unsubstituted parent amino acid provided that antibodies raised to the substituted polypeptide also immunoreact with the unsubstituted polypeptide.

[0046] Also included are other Homer nucleic acid and amino acid sequences, including Homer 1b (SEQ ID NOS:3 and 4); Homer 1c; Homer 2a (SEQ ID NOS:5 and 6); Homer 2b (SEQ ID NOS:7 and 8); and Homer 3 (SEQ ID NOS:9 and 10).

[0047] Cell-surface receptors are important intermediaries in intercellular signaling. A “cell-surface receptor” is a protein, usually having at least one binding domain on the outer surface of a cell where specific molecules may bind to, activate, or block the cell surface receptor. Cell surface receptors usually have at least one extracellular domain, a membrane spanning region (“transmembrane”) and an intracellular domain. Activation of a cell-surface receptor can lead to changes in the levels of various molecules inside the cell. Several types of cell-surface receptors have been identified in a variety of cell types, including ligand-gated receptors, ligand-gated channels, voltage-activated receptors, voltage-activated channels, ion channels and the like.

[0048] One class of cell-surface receptor is excitatory amino acid receptors (EAA receptors) which are the major class of excitatory neurotransmitter receptors in the central nervous system. “EAA receptors” are membrane spanning proteins that mediate the stimulatory actions of glutamate and possibly other endogenous acidic amino acids. EAA are crucial for fast excitatory neurotransmission and they have been implicated in a variety of diseases including Alzheimer's disease, stroke schizophrenia, head trauma and epilepsy. EAA have also been implicated in the process of aging In addition, EAA are integral to the processes of long-term potentiation, one of the synaptic mechanisms underlying learning and memory. There are three main subtypes of EAA receptors: (1) the metabotropic or trans ACPD receptors; (2) the ionotropic NMDA receptors; and (3) the non-NMDA receptors, which include the AMPA receptors and kainate receptors.

[0049] Ionotropic glutamate receptors are generally divided into two classes: the NMDA and non-NMDA receptors. Both classes of receptors are linked to integral cation channels and share some amino acid sequence homology. GluR1-4 are termed AMPA (α-amino -3-hydroxy-5-methylisoxazole-4-propionic acid) receptors because AMPA preferentially activates receptors composed of these subunits, while GluR5-7 are termed kainate receptors as these are preferentially sensitive to kainic acid. Thus, an “AMPA receptor” is a non-NMDA receptor that can be activated by AMPA. AMPA receptors include the GluR1-4 family, which form homo-oligomeric and hetero-oligomeric complexes which display different current-voltage relations and Ca²⁺ permeability. Polypeptides encoded by GluR1-4 nucleic acid sequences can form functional ligand-gated ion channels. An AMPA receptor includes a receptor having a GluR1, GluR2, GluR3 or GluR4 subunit. NMDA receptor subtypes include class NR2B and NR2D, for example.

[0050] Metabotropic glutamate receptors are divided into three groups based on amino acid sequence homology, transduction mechanism and binding selectivity: Group I, Group II and Group III. Each Group of receptors contains one or more types of receptors. For example, Group I includes metabotropic glutamate receptors 1 and 5 (mGluR1 and mGluR5), Group II includes metabotropic glutamate receptors 2 and 3 (mGluR2 and mGluR3) and Group III includes metabotropic glutamate receptors 4, 6, 7 and 8 (mGluR4, mGluR6, mGluR7 and mGluR8). Each mGluR type may be found in several subtypes. For example, subtypes of mGluR1 include mGluR1a, mGluR1b and mGluR1c.

[0051] Group I metabotropic glutamate receptors represent a family of seven membrane spanning proteins that couple to G-proteins and activate phospholipase C (Nakanishi, 1994). Members of the family include mGluR1 and mGluR5. Activation of these receptors results in the hydrolysis of memberane phosphatidylinositol bisphosphate to diacylglycerol, which activates protein kinase C. and inositol trisphosphate, which in turn activates the inositol trisphosphate receptor to release intracellular calcium. (Aramori and Nakanishi, 1992; Joly et al., 1995 Kawabata et al., 1998)

[0052] Activation of a glutamate receptor on the cell surface results in a cellular response. A “cellular response” is an event or sequence of events that singly or together are a direct or indirect response by a cell to activation of a cell surface receptor. A “cellular response” is also the blockade or activation of selective and non-selective cation channels and potentiation or inhibition of other cell-surface receptor responses. In addition, a “cellular response” may be the activation of an intracellular signaling pathway, including the activation of all steps or any one step in an intracellular signaling pathway.

[0053] An “intracellular signaling pathway” is a sequence of events that transduces information about an extracellular event into a signal to intracellular receptors or effector molecules such as enzymes. One type of intracellular signaling pathway is a second messenger signaling pathway. It may begin with the activation of receptors on the cell surface, which activation evokes changes in the level of specific, diffusible molecules inside the cell. The regulated production of these molecules serves to signal events to the intracellular receptors and is therefore termed a second messenger signaling pathway. Major second messenger pathways include the adenylate cyclase pathway, which regulates levels of cyclic AMP, the phosphoinositide pathway, which regulates intracellular calcium, guanylate cyclase, which regulates levels of cGMP, and the nitric oxide pathway, which regulates nitric oxide.

[0054] A cellular response mediated by cell surface receptors can also include calcium mobilization. A compound can modulate cellular responses mediated by cell surface receptors by inhibiting or potentiating the release of calcium from intracellular stores. A compound increases calcium mobilization by increasing the release of calcium from intracellular stores. A compound decreases calcium mobilization by inhibiting of the release of calcium from intracellular stores.

[0055] Cell-surface receptors are known to mediate cellular responses. Methods for demonstrating cellular responses are well known in the art (e.g. electrophysiological and biochemical methods). (See Examples section for additional methodology). A method is provided for identifying a compound that modulates a cellular response mediated by a cell-surface receptor. The method includes incubating the compound and a cell expressing a cell-surface receptor and a Homer protein under conditions sufficient to permit the compound to interact with the cell. The cell may be any cell of interest, including but not limited to neuronal cells, glial cells, cardiac cells, bronchial cells, uterine cells, testicular cells, liver cells, renal cells, intestinal cells, cells from the thymus and spleen, placental cells, endothelial cells, endocrine cells including thyroid, parathyroid, pituitary and the like, smooth muscle cells and skeletal muscle cells. The cell is exposed to a cell-surface receptor ligand. A “cell surface receptor ligand” is a compound that binds to the binding site of the cell-surface receptor thereby initiating a sequence of events that singly or together embrace a “cellular response”. The effect of the compound on the cellular response is determined, either directly or indirectly, and a cellular response is then compared with a cellular response of a control cell. A suitable control includes, but is not limited to, a cellular response of a cell not contacted with the compound. The term “incubating” includes conditions which allow contact between the test compound and the cell of interest. “Contacting” may include in solution or in solid phase.

[0056] Compounds which modulate a cellular response can include peptides, peptidomimetics, polypeptides, pharmaceuticals, chemical compounds and biological agents, for example. Antibodies, neurotropic agents, anti-epileptic compounds and combinatorial compound libraries can also be tested using the method of the invention. One class of organic molecules, preferably small organic compounds having a molecular weight of more than 50 and less than about 2,500 Daltons. Candidate agents comprise functional groups necessary for structural interaction with proteins, particularly hydrogen bonding, and typically include at least an amine, carbonyl, hydroxyl or carboxyl group, preferably at least two of the functional chemical groups. The candidate agents often comprise cyclical carbon or heterocyclic structures and/or aromatic or polyaromatic structures substituted with one or more of the above functional groups.

[0057] The test agent may also be a combinatorial library for screening a plurality of compounds. Compounds such as peptides identified in the method of the invention can be further cloned, sequenced, and the like, either in solution of after binding to a solid support, by any method usually applied to the isolation of a specific DNA sequence Molecular techniques for DNA analysis (Landegren et al., Science 242:229-237, 1988) and cloning have been reviewed (Sambrook et al., Molecular Cloning: a Laboratory Manual, 2nd Ed.; Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, Plainview, N.Y., 1998, herein incorporated by reference).

[0058] Candidate compounds are obtained from a wide variety of sources including libraries of synthetic or natural compounds. For example, numerous means are available for random and directed synthesis of a wide variety of organic compounds and biomolecules, including expression of randomized oligonucleotides and oligopeptides. Alternatively, libraries of natural compounds in the form of bacterial, fungal, plant and animal extracts are available or readily produced. Additionally, natural or synthetically produced libraries and compounds are readily modified through conventional chemical, physical and biochemical means, and may be used to produce combinatorial libraries. Known pharmacological agents may be subjected to directed or random chemical modifications, such as acylation, alkylation, esterification, amidification, etc., to produce structural analogs. Candidate agents are also found among biomolecules including, but not limited to: peptides, saccharides, fatty acids, steroids, purines, pyrimidines, derivatives, structural analogs or combinations thereof.

[0059] A variety of other agents may be included in the screening assay. These include agents like salts, neutral proteins, e.g., albumin, detergents, etc. that are used to facilitate optimal protein-protein binding and/or reduce nonspecific or background interactions. Reagents that improve the efficiency of the assay, such as protease inhibitors, nuclease inhibitors, antimicrobial agents and the like may be used. The mixture of components are added in any order that provides for the requisite binding. Incubations are performed at any suitable temperature, typically between 4 and 40° C. Incubation periods are selected for optimum activity, but may also be optimized to facilitate rapid high-throughput screening. Typically between 0.1 and 10 h will be sufficient.

[0060] In another embodiment, a method is provided for identifying a compound that modulates a cellular response mediated by an intracellular receptor. An “intracellular receptor” is a protein that binds particular intracellular molecules. Intracelluar receptors include ryanodine receptors and inositol trisphosphate receptors, for example, an “inositol trisphosphate receptor” is a receptor that binds the compound inositol 1,4,5 trisphosphate, which is an important intracellular second messenger. Inositol 1,4,5 trisphosphate is released from phosphatidyl inositol bisphosphate by the action of a specific phospholipase C enzyme (PLC) and binds to and activates a calcium channel in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER).

[0061] A compound can modulate a cellular response mediated by an intracellular receptor by inhibiting or potentiating the release of calcium from intracellular stores, for example, a compound increases calcium mobilization by increasing the release of calcium from intracellular stores. A compound decreases calcium mobilization by inhibiting of the release of calcium from intracellular stores.

[0062] The method of the invention includes incubating the compound and a cell expressing an intracellular receptor and a Homer protein under conditions sufficient to permit the compound to interact with the cell, exposing the cell to conditions that activate said intracellular receptor, and comparing a cellular response in a cell incubated with said compound with the response of a cell not incubated with said compound. Methods for determining cellular responses mediated by intracellular signals are well known to one of skill in the art (e.g., biochemical assays) and provided in the Examples as well.

[0063] A method is also provided for identifying a compound that modulates receptor-activated calcium mobilization. The term “calcium mobilization” means a change in the amount or concentration of free calcium (Ca⁺²) sequestered in the endoplasmic reticulum, sarcoplasmic reticulum or mitochondria of a cell. The method includes incubating the compound and a cell expressing a Homer protein under conditions sufficient to permit the compound to interact with the cell and exposing the cell to conditions sufficient to activate calcium mobilization. Then, the cellular response of the cell exposed to the compound is compared to the cellular response of a cell not exposed to the compound. A difference in a cellular response is indicative of a compound that modulates receptor-activated calcium mobilization in a cell.

[0064] In another embodiment of the invention, a method is provided for modulating receptor-mediated calcium mobilization in a cell including exposing a cell to a compound in a sufficient amount to modulate the calcium mobilization that normally occurs when a cell is exposed to an amount of ligand sufficient to activate an intracellular signaling pathway. Those of skill in the art will understand that “the calcium mobilization that normally occurs” depends on the cell type and on the ligand activating the intracellular pathway (Berridge, 1997 supra; Berridge, 1998 supra; Bootman, 1997 supra). Methods of measuring free calcium flux are well known in the art (e.g., imaging methodology using calcium-sensitive dyes such as fura-2 and the like).

[0065] A ligand which activates the intracellular signaling pathway may be an agonist or antagonist of metabotropic glutamate receptors. The terms “agonist” and “antagonist” are meant to include compounds that bind to the receptor and, respectively, activate or block activation of the receptor. Known agonists of metabotropic glutamate receptors include glutamate, quisqualate, Ibotenate, homocysteine sulfinate and the neurotoxin β-N-methylamino-L-alanine. Antagonists of metabotropic glutamate receptors include MCPG. Known agonists of the NMDA type glutamate receptor include glutamate and NMDA and known antagonists include MK-801 and APV.

[0066] Another embodiment of the invention includes a method of identifying a compound that inhibits Homer protein activity. The method relies on functional properties of the Homer EVH1 and coiled-coil binding domains that can be used to establish high-throughput screens for molecules that influence these and other functional properties of Homer family members. Homer protein activity may be blocked, partially or completely, by interfering with a protein or other molecule in the intracellular signaling pathway though which Homer proteins act. For example, Homer activity can be modulated, for example, by modulating Homer protein expression, by modifying the activity of the Homer EVH1 domain, by modification of the activity of the Homer CC domain, by modification of Homer crosslinking activity, and the like. Homer activity can also be modulated with by interfering with the expression or activity of Homer Interacting Protein I42, Homer Interacting Protein I30, NR2D, ACK-2, Shank proteins, ryanodine, inositol trisphosphate, and hInaD, and the like.

[0067] Homer proteins function as a regulated adapter network that cross-links interacting proteins. Cross-linking is determined by the binding properties of the Homer EVH1 domain, which recognize a unique proline-rich ligand with a core sequence consensus of PPXXFR (SEQ ID NO:11). This Homer ligand is present in all identified proteins that naturally associate with Homer, and the ability of Homer proteins to bind can be disrupted by single amino acid changes in this motif. Cross-linking activity of Homer proteins has demonstrated effects on glutamate receptor signaling and this action is due to the formation of signaling complexes that link cell-surface receptors with intracellular receptors. Cross-linking by Homer proteins may also have consequences on receptor trafficking or other cellular functions of the interacting proteins.

[0068] Development of agents that modulate activity of the Homer EVH1 domain is furthered by knowledge of the crystal structure of Homer protein. The method includes designing inhibitors of Homer protein that form non-covalent bonds with amino acids in the Homer binding sites based upon the crystal structure co-ordinates of Homer protein binding domain; synthesizing the inhibitor; and determining whether the inhibitor inhibits the activity of Homer protein.

[0069] The “Homer protein binding domain” is a conserved sequence of amino acids in the amino-terminal region of the that interacts with other proteins. All Homer proteins possess a conserved region of about 175 amino acids at their amino-termini. The 110 terminal amino acids in this region interact with the carboxy-termini of other proteins, for example metabotropic glutamate receptors, inositol trisphosphate receptors, Shank, and the like. The carboxy-termini region of the proteins to which the Homer protein binding domain may bind usually contains an amino acid sequence that contains a high number of proline residues.

[0070] One aspect of the invention resides in the obtaining of crystals of Homer protein of sufficient quality to determine the three dimensional (tertiary) structure of the protein by X-ray diffraction methods. The knowledge obtained concerning Homer proteins may be used in the determination of the three dimensional structure of the binding domain of Homer proteins. The binding domain can also be predicted by various computer models. Upon discovering the three-dimensional protein structure of the binding domain, small molecules which mimic the functional binding of Homer protein to its ligands can be designed and synthesized This is the method of “rational” drug design. Another approach to “rational” drug design is based on a lead compound that is discovered using high thoughput screens; the lead compound is further modified based on a crystal stucture of the binding regions of the molecule in question. Accordingly, another aspect of the invention is to provide material which is a starting material in the rational design of drugs which mimic or prevents the action of Homer proteins.

[0071] The term “crystal structure coordinates” refers to mathematical coordinates derived from mathematical equations related to the patterns obtained on diffraction of a monochromatic beam of X-rays by the atoms (scattering centers) of a Homer protein molecule in crystal form. The diffraction data are used to calculate an electron density map of the repeating unit of the crystal. The electron density maps are used to establish the positions of the individual atoms within the unit cell of the crystal. The crystal structure coordinates of the Homer protein binding domain are obtained from a Homer protein crystal having orthorhombic space group symmetry P2₁2₁2₁ with a=33.79, b=51.40, and c=66.30 Angstroms. The coordinates of the Homer protein binding domain can also be obtained by means of computational analysis.

[0072] The term “selenomethione substitution refers to the method of producing a chemically modified form of the crystal of Homer. The Homer protein is expressed by bacterial in meida that is depleted in methionine and supplement in selenomethionine. Selenium is thereby incorporated into the crystal in place of methionine sulfurs.. The location(s) of selenium are determined by X-ray diffraction analysis of the crystal. This information is used to generate the phase information used to construct three-dimensional structure of the protein.

[0073] The term “heavy atom derivatization” refers to the method of producing a chemically modified form of the crystal of Homer. A crystal is soaked in a solution containing heavy metal atom salts or organometallic compounds, which can diffuse through the crystal and bind to the surface of the protein. The location(s) of the bound heavy metal atom(s) are determined by X-ray diffraction analysis of the soaked crystal. This information is used to generate the phase information used to construct three-dimensional structure of the protein.

[0074] Those of skill in the art understand that a set of structure coordinates determined by X-ray crystallography is not without standard error.

[0075] The term “unit cell” refers to the basic parallelipiped shaped block. The entire volume of a crystal may be constructed by regular assembly of such blocks.

[0076] The term “space group” refers to the arrangement of symmetry elements of a crystal.

[0077] The term “molecular replacement” refers to a method that involves generating a preliminary model of an Homer crystal whose structure coordinates are not known, by orienting and positioning a molecule whose structure coordinates are known. Phases are then calculated from this model and combined with observed amplitudes to give an approximate Fourier synthesis of the structure whose coordinates are known.

[0078] The crystal structure coordinates of Homer protein may be used to design compounds that bind to the protein and alter its physical or physiological properties in a variety of ways. The structure coordinates of the protein may also be used to computationally screen small molecule data bases for compounds that bind to the protein. The structure coordinates of Homer mutants (e.g., missense mutations, deletion mutations, and the like, obtained by site-directed mutagenesis, by exposure to mutagenic agents, through selection of naturally occurring mutants, etc.) may also facilitate the identification of related proteins, thereby further leading to novel therapeutic modes for treating or preventing Homer-mediated conditions. A potential inhibitor is designed to form hydrogen bonds with tryptophan²⁴, phenylalanine⁷⁴, threonine⁶⁶, threonine⁶⁸, glutamine⁷⁶, alanine⁷⁸, threonine⁷⁰, and valine⁸⁵ of the Homer binding domain.

[0079] A method is also provided for identifying a compound that affects the formation of cell surface receptors into clusters. The method includes incubating the compound and a cell expressing a Homer protein and a Homer Interacting protein, such as a Shank protein, a Homer Interacting Protein, and the like, under conditions sufficient to allow the compound to interact with the cell, determining the effect of the compound on the formation of cell-surface receptors into clusters, and comparing the formation of cell-surface receptors into clusters in cells contacted with the compound with the formation of cell surface receptors into clusters in cells not contacted with the compound.

[0080] Shank proteins are a novel family of proteins found at the postsynaptic density (PSD) and which are capable of binding to other proteins. Shank proteins contain multiple protein interaction domains, including ankyrin repeats, SH3 domain, PDZ domain, at least one proline rich domain and at least one SAM domain. The PDZ domain of Shank mediates binding to the carboxy-terminus of guanylate kinase associated protein (GKAP), and this interaction is important in neuronal cells for the synaptic localization of Shank proteins. Shank proteins also interact with Homer proteins and therefore Shank and Homer may serve as a protein bridge that links specific proteins that bind to Homer and specific proteins that bind to Shank. Exemplary Shank proteins include Shank 1a, Shank 1b and Shank 3, and cortactin binding protein, and the like.

[0081] A compound can affect the formation of cell-surface receptors into clusters by either stimulating the formation of cell-surface receptors into clusters or by inhibiting the recruitment of cell-surface receptors into clusters. When the effect is “inhibition”, cell-surface clustering is decreased as compared with the level in the absence of the test compound. When the effect is “stimulation”, cell-surface clustering is increased as compared to a control in the absence of the test compound.

[0082] A method is further provided for treating a subject with a disorder associated with metabotropic receptors or ion channel receptors comprising administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of a compound that modulates Homer protein activity. In yet another embodiment, a method is provided for treating a subject with a disorder associated with Homer protein activity, comprising administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of a compound that modulates Homer protein activity.

[0083] Essentially, any disorder that is etiologically linked to a glutamate receptor, an inositol trisphosphate receptor, a ryanodine receptor, a Shank protein, I42 (or other Homer interacting proteins) or to a Homer protein could be considered susceptible to treatment with an agent that modulates Homer protein activity. The disorder may be a neuronal cell disorder. Examples of neuronal cell disorders include but are not limited to Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, stroke, epilepsy, neurodegenerative disease, Huntington's disease, and brain or spinal cord injury/damage, including ischemic injury. The disorder may also be a disorder of a cardiac disorder, a disorder of musculature, a renal disorder, a uterine disorder or a disorder of bronchial tissue. The disorder may be epilepsy, glutamate toxicity, a disorder of memory, a disorder of learning or a disorder of brain development.

[0084] Detection of altered (decreased or increased) levels of “Homer protein activity” can be accomplished by hybridization of nucleic acids isolated from a cell of interest with a Homer polynucleotide of the invention. Analysis, such as Northern Blot analysis, are utilized to quantitate expression of Homer, such as to measure Homer transcripts. Other standard nucleic acid detection techniques will be known to those of skill in the art. Detection of altered levels of Homer can also accomplished using assays designed to detect Homer polypeptide. For example, antibodies or petides that specifically bind a Homer polypeptide can be utilized. Analyses, such as radioimmune assay or immunohistochemistry, are then used to measure Homer, such as to measure protein concentration qualitatively or quantitatively.

[0085] Treatment can include modulation of Homer activity by administration of a therapeutically effective amount of a compound that modulates Homer or Homer protein activity. The term “modulate” envisions the suppression of Homer activity or expression when Homer is overexpressed or has an increased activity as compared to a control. The term “modulate” also includes the augmentation of the expression of Homer when it is underexpressed or has a decreased activity as compared to a control. The term “compound” as used herein describes any molecule, e.g., protein, nucleic acid, or pharmaceutical, with the capability of altering the expression of Homer polynucleotide or activity of Homer polypeptide. Treatment may inhibit the interaction of the EVH1 domain of Homer with its target protein, may increase the avidity of this interaction by means of allosteric effects, may block the binding activity of the coiled-coil doamin of Homer or influence other functional properties of Homer proteins.

[0086] Candidate agents include nucleic acids encoding a Homer, or that interfere with expression of Homer, such as an antisense nucleic acid, ribozymes, and the like. Candidate agents also encompass numerous chemical classes wherein the agent modulates Homer expression or activity.

[0087] Where a disorder is associated with the increased expression of Homer, nucleic acid sequences that interfere with the expression of Homer can be used. In this manner, the coupling of cell-surface and intracellular receptors can be inhibited. This approach also utilizes, for example, antisense nucleic acid, ribozymes, or triplex agents to block transcription or translation of Homer mRNA, either by masking that mRNA with an antisense nucleic acid or triplex agent, or by cleaving it with a ribozyme in disorders associated with increased Homer. Alternatively, a dominant negative form of Homer polypeptide could be administered.

[0088] When Homer is overexpressed, candidate agents include antisense nucleic acid sequences. Antisense nucleic acids are DNA or RNA molecules that are complementary to at least a portion of a specific mRNA molecule (Weintraub, 1990, Scientific American, 262:40). In the cell, the antisense nucleic acids hybridize to the corresponding mRNA, forming a double-stranded molecule. The antisense nucleic acids interfere with the translation of the mRNA, since the cell will not translate a mRNA that is double-stranded. Antisense oligomers of about 15 nucleotides are preferred, since they are easily synthesized and are less likely to cause problems than larger molecules when introduced into the target cell. The use of antisense methods to inhibit the in vitro translation of genes is well known in the art (Marcus-Sakura, 1988, Anal. Biochem., 172:289).

[0089] Use of an oligonucleotide to stall transcription is known as the triplex strategy since the oligomer winds around double-helical DNA, forming a three-strand helix. Therefore, these triplex compounds can be designed to recognize a unique site on a chosen gene (Maher, et al., 1991, Antisense Res. and Dev., 1(3):227; Helene, C., 1991, Anticancer Drug Design, 6(6):569).

[0090] Ribozymes are RNA molecules possessing the ability to specifically cleave other single-stranded RNA in a manner analogous to DNA restriction endonucleases. Through the modification of nucleotide sequences which encode these RNAs, it is possible to engineer molecules that recognize specific nucleotide sequences in an RNA molecule and cleave it (Cech, 1988, J. Amer. Med. Assn., 260:3030). A major advantage of this approach is that, because they are sequence-specific, only mRNAs with particular sequences are inactivated.

[0091] There are two basic types of ribozymes namely, tetrahymena-type (Hasselhoff, 1988, Nature, 334:585) and “hammerhead”-type. Tetrahymena-type ribozymes recognize sequences which are four bases in length, while “hammerhead”-type ribozymes recognize base sequences 11-18 bases in length. The longer the recognition sequence, the greater the likelihood that the sequence will occur exclusively in the target mRNA species. Consequently, hammerhead-type ribozymes are preferable to tetrahymena-type ribozymes for inactivating a specific mRNA species and 18-based recognition sequences are preferable to shorter recognition sequences.

[0092] When a disorder is associated with the decreased expression of Homer, nucleic acid sequences that encode Homer can be used. An agent which modulates Homer expression includes a polynucleotide encoding a polypeptide of SEQ ID NO:2, 4, 6, 8, or 10, or a conservative variant thereof. Alternatively, an agent of use with the subject invention includes agents that increase the expression of a polynucleotide encoding Homer or an agent that increases the activity of Homer polypeptide.

[0093] In another embodiment of the invention, there is provided a transgenic non-human animal having a transgene that expresses Homer 1a chromosomally integrated into the germ cells of the animal. Animals are referred to as “transgenic” when such animal has had a heterologous DNA sequence, or one or more additional DNA sequences normally endogenous to the animal (collectively referred to herein as “transgenes”) chromosomally integrated into the germ cells of the animal. The transgenic animal (including its progeny) will also have the transgene fortuitously integrated into the chromosomes of somatic cells.

[0094] Various methods to make the transgenic animals of the subject invention can be employed. Generally speaking, three such methods may be employed. In one such method, an embryo at the pronuclear stage (a “one cell embryo”) is harvested from a female and the transgene is microinjected into the embryo, in which case the transgene will be chromosomally integrated into both the germ cells and somatic cells of the resulting mature animal. In another such method, embryonic stem cells are isolated and the transgene incorporated therein by electroporation, plasmid transfection or microinjection, followed by reintroduction of the stem cells into the embryo where they colonize and contribute to the germ line. Methods for microinjection of mammalian species is described in U.S. Pat. No. 4,873,191. In yet another such method, embryonic cells are infected with a retrovirus containing the transgene whereby the germ cells of the embryo have the transgene chromosomally integrated therein. When the animals to be made transgenic are avian, because avian fertilized ova generally go through cell division for the first twenty h in the oviduct, microinjection into the pronucleus of the fertilized egg is problematic due to the inaccessibility of the pronucleus. Therefore, of the methods to make transgenic animals described generally above, retrovirus infection is preferred for avian species, for example as described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,162,215. If microinjection is to be used with avian species, however, a recently published procedure by Love et al., (Biotechnology, 12, January 1994) can be utilized whereby the embryo is obtained from a sacrificed hen approximately two and one-half h after the laying of the previous laid egg, the transgene is microinjected into the cytoplasm of the germinal disc and the embryo is cultured in a host shell until maturity. When the animals to be made transgenic are bovine or porcine, microinjection can be hampered by the opacity of the ova thereby making the nuclei difficult to identify by traditional differential interference-contrast microscopy. To overcome this problem, the ova can first be centrifuged to segregate the pronuclei for better visualization.

[0095] The “non-human animals” of the invention are murine typically (e.g., mouse). The “transgenic non-human animals” of the invention are produced by introducing “transgenes” into the germline of the non-human animal. Embryonal target cells at various developmental stages can be used to introduce transgenes. Different methods are used depending on the stage of development of the embryonal target cell. The zygote is the best target for microinjection. The use of zygotes as a target for gene transfer has a major advantage in that in most cases the injected DNA will be incorporated into the host gene before the first cleavage (Brinster et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 82:4438-4442, 1985). As a consequence, all cells of the transgenic non-human animal will carry the incorporated transgene. This will in general also be reflected in the efficient transmission of the transgene to offspring of the founder since 50% of the germ cells will harbor the transgene.

[0096] The term “transgenic” is used to describe an animal which includes exogenous genetic material within all of its cells. A “transgenic” animal can be produced by cross-breeding two chimeric animals which include exogenous genetic material within cells used in reproduction. Twenty-five percent of the resulting offspring will be transgenic i.e., animals which include the exogenous genetic material within all of their cells in both alleles. 50% of the resulting animals will include the exogenous genetic material within one allele and 25% will include no exogenous genetic material.

[0097] In the microinjection method useful in the practice of the subject invention, the transgene is digested and purified free from any vector DNA e.g. by gel electrophoresis. It is preferred that the transgene include an operatively associated promoter which interacts with cellular proteins involved in transcription, ultimately resulting in constitutive expression. Promoters useful in this regard include those from cytomegalovirus (CMV), Moloney leukemia virus (MLV), and herpes virus, as well as those from the genes encoding metallothionin, skeletal actin, P-enolpyruvate carboxylase (PEPCK), phosphoglycerate (PGK), DHFR, and thymidine kinase. Promoters for viral long terminal repeats (LTRs) such as Rous Sarcoma Virus can also be employed. Constructs useful in plasmid transfection of embryonic stem cells will employ additional regulatory elements well known in the art such as enhancer elements to stimulate transcription, splice acceptors, termination and polyadenylation signals, and ribosome binding sites to permit translation.

[0098] Retroviral infection can also be used to introduce transgene into a non-human animal, as described above. The developing non-human embryo can be cultured in vitro to the blastocyst stage. During this time, the blastomeres can be targets for retro viral infection (Jaenich, R., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci USA 73:1260-1264, 1976). Efficient infection of the blastomeres is obtained by enzymatic treatment to remove the zona pellucida (Hogan, et al. (1986) in Manipulating the Mouse Embryo, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y.). The viral vector system used to introduce the transgene is typically a replication-defective retro virus carrying the transgene (Jahner, et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 82:6927-6931, 1985; Van der Putten, et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci USA 82:6148-6152, 1985). Transfection is easily and efficiently obtained by culturing the blastomeres on a monolayer of virus-producing cells (Van der Putten, supra; Stewart, et al., EMBO J. 6:383-388, 1987). Alternatively, infection can be performed at a later stage. Virus or virus-producing cells can be injected into the blastocoele (D. Jahner et al., Nature 2-98:623-628, 1982). Most of the founders will be mosaic for the transgene since incorporation occurs only in a subset of the cells which formed the transgenic nonhuman animal. Further, the founder may contain various retro viral insertions of the transgene at different positions in the genome which generally will segregate in the offspring. In addition, it is also possible to introduce transgenes into the germ line, albeit with low efficiency, by intrauterine retroviral infection of the midgestation embryo (D. Jahner et al., supra).

[0099] A third type of target cell for transgene introduction is the embryonal stem cell (ES). ES cells are obtained from pre-implantation embryos cultured in vitro and fused with embryos (M. J. Evans et al. Nature 292:154-156, 1981; M. O. Bradley et al., Nature 309: 255-258, 1984; Gossler, et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci USA 83:9065-9069, 1986; and Robertson et al., Nature 322:445-448, 1986). Transgenes can be efficiently introduced into the ES cells by DNA transfection or by retro virus-mediated transduction. Such transformed ES cells can thereafter be combined with blastocysts from a nonhuman animal. The ES cells thereafter colonize the embryo and contribute to the germ line of the resulting chimeric animal. (For review see Jaenisch, R., Science 240: 1468-1474, 1988).

[0100] “Transformed” means a cell into which (or into an ancestor of which) has been introduced, by means of recombinant nucleic acid techniques, a heterologous nucleic acid molecule. “Heterologous” refers to a nucleic acid sequence that either originates from another species or is modified from either its original form or the form primarily expressed in the cell.

[0101] “Transgene” means any piece of DNA which is inserted by artifice into a cell, and becomes part of the genome of the organism (i.e., either stably integrated or as a stable extrachromosomal element) which develops from that cell. Such a transgene may include a gene which is partly or entirely heterologous (i.e., foreign) to the transgenic organism, or may represent a gene homologous to an endogenous gene of the organism. Included within this definition is a transgene created by the providing of an RNA sequence which is transcribed into DNA and then incorporated into the genome. The transgenes of the invention include DNA sequences which encode Homer protein-sense and antisense polynucleotides, which may be expressed in a transgenic non-human animal. The term “transgenic” as used herein additionally includes any organism whose genome has been altered by in vitro manipulation of the early embryo or fertilized egg or by any transgenic technology to induce a specific gene knockout. As used herein, the term “transgenic” includes any transgenic technology familiar to those in the art which can produce an organism carrying an introduced transgene or one in which an endogenous gene has been rendered non-functional or “knocked out”.

[0102] Antibodies of the invention may bind to Homer proteins or Homer interacting proteins provided by the invention to prevent normal interactions of the Homer proteins and Homer Interacting proteins. Binding of antibodies to Homer proteins or Homer Interacting Proteins can interfere with cell-signaling by interfering with an intracellular signaling pathway. Binding of antibodies can interfere with Homer protein binding to extracellular receptors, e.g., to NMDA receptors, to metabotropic receptors, and the like. Binding of antibodies can interfere with Homer protein binding to intracellular receptors, e.g., inositol trisphosphate receptors, and the like. Furthermore, binding to Homer proteins or to Homer Interacting Proteins can interfere with cell-surface receptor clustering mediated by Homer family proteins.

[0103] The antibodies of the invention can be used in any subject in which it is desirable to administer in vitro or in vivo immunodiagnosis or immunotherapy. The antibodies of the invention are suited for use, for example, in immunoassays in which they can be utilized in liquid phase or bound to a solid phase carrier. In addition, the antibodies in these immunoassays can be detectably labeled in various ways. Examples of types of immunoassays which can utilize antibodies of the invention are competitive and non-competitive immunoassays in either a direct or indirect format. Examples of such immunoassays are the radioimmunoassay (RIA) and the sandwich (immunometric) assay. Detection of the antigens using the antibodies of the invention can be done utilizing immunoassays which are run in either the forward, reverse, or simultaneous modes, including immunohistochemical assays on physiological samples. Those of skill in the art will know, or can readily discern, other immunoassay formats without undue experimentation.

[0104] The term “antibody” as used in this invention includes intact molecules as well as fragments thereof, such as Fab, F(ab′)2, and Fv which are capable of binding to an epitopic determinant present in an invention polypeptide. Such antibody fragments retain some ability to selectively bind with its antigen or receptor.

[0105] Methods of making these fragments are known in the art. (See for example, Harlow and Lane, Antibodies: A Laboratory Manual, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, New York (1988), incorporated herein by reference).Monoclonal antibodies are made from antigen containing fragments of the protein by methods well known to those skilled in the art (Kohler, et al., Nature, 256:495, 1975).

[0106] Antibodies which bind to an invention polypeptide of the invention can be prepared using an intact polypeptide or fragments containing small peptides of interest as the immunizing antigen. For example, it may be desirable to produce antibodies that specifically bind to the N- or C-terminal domains of an invention polypeptide. The polypeptide or peptide used to immunize an animal is derived from translated cDNA or chemically synthesized and can be conjugated to a carrier protein, if desired. Commonly used carrier proteins which may be chemically coupled to the immunizing peptide include keyhole limpet hemocyanin (KLH), thyroglobulin, bovine serum albumin (BSA), tetanus toxoid, and the like.

[0107] Invention polyclonal or monoclonal antibodies can be further purified, for example, by binding to and elution from a matrix to which the polypeptide or a peptide to which the antibodies were raised is bound. Those of skill in the art will know of various techniques common in the immunology arts for purification and/or concentration of polyclonal antibodies, as well as monoclonal antibodies (See, for example, Coligan, et al., Unit 9, Current Protocols in Immunology, Wiley Interscience, 1994, incorporated by reference).

[0108] The antibodies of the invention can be bound to many different carriers and used to detect the presence of an antigen comprising the polypeptides of the invention. Examples of well-known carriers include glass, polystyrene, polypropylene, polyethylene, dextran, nylon, amylases, natural and modified celluloses, polyacrylamides, agaroses and magnetite. The nature of the carrier can be either soluble or insoluble for purposes of the invention . Those skilled in the art will know of other suitable carriers for binding antibodies, or will be able to ascertain such, using routine experimentation.

[0109] There are many different labels and methods of labeling known to those of ordinary skill in the art. Examples of the types of labels which can be used in the present invention include enzymes, radioisotopes, fluorescent compounds, colloidal metals, chemiluminescent compounds, phosphorescent compounds, and bioluminescent compounds. Those of ordinary skill in the art will know of other suitable labels for binding to the antibody, or will be able to ascertain such, using routine experimentation.

[0110] Another technique which may also result in greater sensitivity consists of coupling the antibodies to low molecular weight haptens. These haptens can then be specifically detected by means of a second reaction. For example, it is common to use such haptens as biotin, which reacts with avidin, or dinitrophenyi, puridoxal, and fluorescein, which can react with specific antihapten antibodies.

[0111] In using the monoclonal and polyclonal antibodies of the invention for the in vivo detection of antigen, e.g., Homer, the detectably labeled antibody is given a dose which is diagnostically effective. The term “diagnostically effective” means that the amount of detectably labeled antibody is administered in sufficient quantity to enable detection of the site having the antigen comprising a polypeptide of the invention for which the antibodies are specific.

[0112] The concentration of detectably labeled antibody which is administered should be sufficient such that the binding to those cells having the polypeptide is detectable compared to the background. Further, it is desirable that the detectably labeled antibody be rapidly cleared from the circulatory system in order to give the best target-to-background signal ratio.

[0113] As a rule, the dosage of detectably labeled antibody for in vivo treatment or diagnosis will vary depending on such factors as age, sex, and extent of disease of the individual. Such dosages may vary, for example, depending on whether multiple injections are given, antigenic burden, and other factors known to those of skill in the art.

[0114] The following examples are intended to illustrate but not to limit the invention in any manner, shape, or form, either explicitly or implicitly. While they are typical of those that might be used, other procedures, methodologies, or techniques known to those skilled in the art may alternatively be used.

EXAMPLES

[0115] Homer 1a is an IEG and is the original member of a family of proteins that function together as a regulated adapter system that is hypothesized to control the coupling of membrane receptors to intracellular pools of releasable calcium. Homer proteins function at excitatory synapses to couple membrane group 1 metabotropic glutamate receptors (mGluR) to endoplasmic reticulum-associated, inositol trisphosphate receptors (IP3R) (Brakeman et al., 1997; Tu et al., 1998; Xiao et al., 1998). Current studies suggest a broader role for Homer proteins in calcium signaling and receptor trafficking. The Shank family of proteins was identified based on their association with Homer (Naisbitt et al., 1999; Tu et al., 1999). Shank, together with Homer, appears to be part of both the NMDA and group 1 mGluR signaling complexes. By virtue of its interaction with Shank, Homer provides a mechanism to couple NMDA Ca2+ influx to intracellular Ca2+-induced Ca2+ release pools. The inventors have identified additional Homer-interacting proteins that provide insight into the role of Homer in trafficking of group 1 mGluR (e.g., SEQ ID NOS: 14, 16, 18, 20). Because these Homer-dependent cellular processes are regulated by the IEG form of Homer (Homer 1a), mechanisms by which Homer proteins can modulate Ca2+ dynamics of mGluR and NMDA receptors, as well as regulate receptor trafficking are defined.

[0116] Homer family proteins possess an N-terminal EVH1 domain that mediates interactions with mGluRs, IP3R, Shank and other novel proteins. The EVH1 domain has been determined to bind the proline rich motif PPXXFR (SEQ ID NO:11) (Tu et al., 1998). The present invention provides the crystal structure of the Homer EVH1 domain. In complementary studies, genetic approaches were used to identify critical residues in both the EVH1 domain and the ligand that modulate the affinity of the Homer-mGluR (and other Homer-interacting proteins) interaction. This information is essential to an understanding of the integrative cellular actions of Homer proteins. Together, these studies define the molecular basis of specificity of EVH1 interaction with its ligands, and provide insight into how the EVH1 interaction is regulated.

[0117] This patent application includes a description of several Homer-interacting proteins that are part of the signaling network that is controlled by Homer (e.g., SEQ ID NOS:14, 16, 18, and 20). Yeast two-hybrid screens and searches of NCBI protein data bases identified a set of known and novel candidate interacting proteins for Homer include the ryanodine receptor, NMDA receptor subunit NR2D, human InaD and novel interacting proteins termed I42 and I30. As described below, current data indicate that agents can be developed that specifically modulate the crosslinking activity of Homer for these various receptors and thereby provide novel therapeutics that regulate the output of these receptors on cellular function.

[0118] Homer acts in several ways to regulate cellular function. Homer and Homer-related proteins function as an adapter system to couple membrane receptors to intracellular pools of releasable Ca. This “signaling” function of Homer is documented in Xiao et (1998), Tu et al (1998 and 1999) Naisbett et al. (1999), as well as by studies of the novel Homer-interacting protein termed I42 (see below). By virtue of its crosslinking activity, Homer proteins play a role in synaptogenesis and spatial targeting/trafficking of GluRs to other postsynaptic structural proteins. This function of Homer is supported by observations in Tu et al (1999) and Naisbett et al (1999).

[0119] Initial Cloning of Homer; A Novel Brain Immediate Early Gene (IEG)

[0120] Homer was cloned in a differential screen of seizure-stimulated hippocampus. Prior work, in which EEG induction was examined in brain provided a detailed understanding of time course and tissue distribution of the IEG response (Cole et al., 1989; Saffen et al., 1988; Worley et al., 1990), and suggested a paradigm to maximally induce novel IEG mRNAs (Lanahan and Worley, 1998; Worley et al., 1990). Once cloned, in situ hybridization was used to screen for IEGs that were regulated in other paradigms that activate neurons including LTP stimulation in the hippocampus (Brakeman et al., 1997) and acute administration of cocaine. In these models, Homer was one of the most highly induced of all of the IEGs (Brakeman et al., 1997). Initial characterization of Homer was challenging in that the mRNA was nearly 7 kb, while the best deduced open reading frame was only 186 aa, and was located near the 5′ end of the cDNA (Brakeman et al., 1997). The 3′ UTR was over 5 kb. The ORF was confirmed by in vitro transcription and translation of the cDNA, and rabbit polyclonal antisera were generated against bacterially expressed fusion proteins. With these antibodies, we were able to demonstrate that the protein was rapidly and transiently induced in the hippocampus following a seizure (Brakeman et al., 1997). This confirmed the deduced ORF and assured us that the cDNA was indeed translated in brain.

[0121] Homer Selectively Binds Group 1 Metabotropic Receptors and is Enriched at Synapses

[0122] In an effort to discover the function of Homer, a yeast 2-hybrid technique (Chevray and Nathans, 1992; Fields and Song, 1989) was used to screen a cDNA library prepared from rat hippocampus and cortex. The full length Homer IEG was used as bait. Among ˜30 confirmed interacting cDNAs, one encoded the C-terminal 250 aa of mGluR5. We initially confirmed that the proteins bind using a GSTHomer in a pulldown assay with either fragments of mGluR5, or full length mGluR5 expressed in heterologous cells (HEK293 cells) (Brakeman et al., 1997). Homer protein also bound to mGluR1a, but not mGluR2, 3, 4, or 7. This was an interesting clue to the function of Homer since mGluR1 and mGluR5 (termed group 1 metabotropic receptors) couple to phospholipase C and active hydrolysis of phosphoinositides to generate inositol trisphosphate and diacylglycerol (Nakanishi et al., 1994). mGluR1a and 5 also share sequence similarity in their long, cytosolically disposed C-terminus. Other metabotropic glutamate receptors (termed group 2 and 3) inhibit adenylate cyclase activity, and have short C-termini that lack homology to group 1 receptors. We proceeded to test whether Homer and mGluR5 naturally associate in brain and confirmed that these proteins co-immunoprecipitate from detergent extracts of hippocampus (Brakeman et al., 1997). The next major clue was provided by the observation that Homer immunoreactivity was enriched at excitatory synapses (Brakeman et al., 1997). In brain, Homer protein was associated with dendrites and showed a punctate pattern consistent with a localization in spines. The binding properties and cellular distribution of Homer suggested a role at the excitatory synapse.

[0123] Homer is a Member of a Family of Closely Related Proteins that are Enriched at the Excitatory Synapse

[0124] A search of the NCBI sequence data base identified several ESTs that showed strong homology to Homer, but were clearly distinct in that they encoded additional C-terminal sequence (Brakeman et al., 1997). Using a combination of screening strategies, a family of 12 cDNAs was identified from rat, mouse, Drosophila, and human (Xiao et al., 1998). All of these cDNAs encoded proteins with a similar protein structure and were deduced to be the products of 3 independent mammalian genes (termed Homer 1, 2, 3) and 1 Drosophilia gene. Like Homer IEG (now termed Homer 1a), all new family members contain an N-terminal, ˜110 amino acid domain that binds mGluR1a/5 ((Xiao et al., 1998). The region of Homer that interacts with mGluR1a/5 is termed an EVH1 domain based on its modest homology (20-25% identity) to domains in a family of proteins that include Drosophilia Enabled Gertler, 1996, mammalian VASP (Haffner et al., 1995) and the Wiscott-Aldridge protein (WASP) (Ponting and Phillips, 1997; Symons et al., 1996). The EVH1 domains of Homer proteins from Drosophilia, rodent and human are conserved at a level of 80% identity (Xiao et al., 1998). Other than the IEG Homer I a, all new forms of Homer encode an additional C-terminal domain with predicted coiled-coil (CC) structure.

[0125] As the nomenclature suggests, Homer 1 gene encodes both the IEG form (Homer 1a) and splice forms that encode CC domains termed Homer 1b and 1c. The 1b and 1c splice forms differ in their inclusion of an approximately 10 amino acid sequence located between the EVH1 and CC domains. (Homer family members that encode CC domains are also referred to as CC-Homers to distinguish them from Homer 1a, which lacks a CC domain.) Similarly, Homer 2 encodes two CC-Homer splice forms termed Homer 2a and 2b, which also differ by a short internal sequence between EVH1 and CC domains. Homer 3 encodes a single form. The CC domains are less conserved than the EVH1 domain (˜40% identity between rat Homer 1, 2 and 3) but they are able to specifically bind to themselves and to CC-domains of other Homer family members (Xiao et al., 1998). Homer CC domains do not interact with other representative CC-domain proteins in GST pulldown assays, and a yeast 2-hybrid screen of brain cDNA with the CC-domain of Homer 1 identified multiple copies of Homer 1, Homer 2 and Homer 3, but not other CC domains (Xiao et al., 1998). As evidence that Homer proteins can naturally self-multimerize, we demonstrated that Homer 1b/Homer 3 heteromultimers co-immunoprecipitate from brain (Xiao et al., 1998). These observations indicate that the Homer CC domains mediate specific self-association.

[0126] In contrast to Homer 1a, all CC-containing Homer family members are constitutively expressed in brain (Xiao et al., 1998). This was confirmed using both Northern blot and in situ hybridization assays which compared expression with Homer Ta in the same material. mRNA and protein expression of Homer 1b/c, Homer 2 and Homer 3 are unchanged in hippocampus following a seizure while Homer 1a mRNA and protein are induced at least 10 fold.

[0127] Antibodies were generated that specifically recognize each of the CC-Homers. Antibodies were raised against synthetic C-terminal peptide sequences. Because Homer 1b and 1c possess identical C-termini, the C-terminal antibodies recognize both splice forms. Similarly, C-terminal Homer 2 antibodies recognize both Homer 2a and 2b. Accordingly, when using these antibodies to detect Homer proteins, we refer to the immunoreactivity as Homer 1b/c or Homer 2a/b. We used these antibodies to determine that Homer 1b/c and 3 are enriched in a detergent resistant fraction of the postsynaptic density (PSD) (Xiao et al., 1998). Homer 2a/b is also enriched in synaptic fractions, but is relatively more soluble than Homer 1b/c and Homer 3. Like Homer 1a, each of the CC-Homers co-immunoprecipitates with group 1 mGluRs from brain (Xiao et al., 1998). lmmunogold electron microscopy (EM) demonstrated that Homer 1b/c and Homer 3 are ultrastructurally localized at the PSD (Xiao et al., 1998). These observations suggest that CC-Homer proteins function as multivalent adapter complexes that bind mGluRs at postsynaptic sites.

[0128] Homer 1a Functions as a Natural Dominant Negative Protein.

[0129] The fact that Homer 1a lacks a CC domain suggested that it may function as a natural dominant negative to disrupt cross-linking of CC-Homers. In this model, the EVH1 domain of Homer 1a can bind and compete for the same target proteins as CC-Homers (such as mGluR5), but because Homer 1a lacks the CC-domain, it cannot self-associate and cannot cross-link. To test the dominant negative hypothesis, we generated a transgenic mouse that constitutively expressed Homer 1a in brain neurons under the control of a modified Thy-1 promoter Aigner, 1995 #200. We confirmed transgene expression in hippocampus, cerebellum and cortex in two independent lines (Xiao et al., 1998). The level of transgene expression in the hippocampus was similar to natural Homer 1a expression induced by a seizure. In contract to the natural Homer 1a, however, the transgene was constitutively expressed in the unstimulated mouse. A prediction of the dominant negative hypothesis is that the ability to co-immunoprecipitate mGluR with Homer 1b/c or Homer 3 antibodies should be diminished in the transgenic mouse. As one of the controls for this experiment, we demonstrated by western blot that levels of expression of mGluR1a, mGluR5 and Homer 1b/c, 2a/b, 3 were unchanged in the transgenic mouse brain. We then performed IP experiments and observed the anticipated result; the co-immunoprecipitation of mGluR5 with CC-Homers from hippocampus was reduced in the transgenic mouse (Xiao et al., 1998). Similar co-immunoprecipitations of mGluR1a with Homer 3 from cerebellum was also reduced. As an additional control, we demonstrated that the ability to co-immunoprecipitate Homer 1b/c with Homer 3 was not altered in the transgenic mouse. This was the predicted result since the association between these proteins is mediated by their CC domains, and this interaction is not altered by the Homer 1a EVH1 domain. These observations support the hypothesis that Homer 1a functions as a natural dominant negative to regulate CC-Homer-dependent cross-linking.

[0130] Homer Binds a Proline Rich Sequence that is ˜50 aa From the C-terminus of Group 1 mGluRs.

[0131] When we initially characterized the interaction between Homer and mGluR5, we anticipated that Homer might bind the free C-terminus. This surmise was based on the precedent of PDZ proteins such as PSD95 and GRIP, which bind the free C-terminus of NMDAR2 (Komau, 1995) and AMPA receptors (Dong et al., 1997). Homer was noted to encode a GLGF sequence like the PDZ domain. Additionally, in GST pulldown assays that used brief washes, we noted a modest reduction of binding when the C-terminal 4 or 10 aa were deleted from mGluR5 Brakeman, 1997 #99. (In retrospect, this modest reduction of binding may be due to Homer pulldown of Shank which does bind the free C-terminus of mGluR5, but appears to be lower affinity than Homer-mGluR5 binding; see below.) However, with more standard wash conditions, it became clear that the 4 and 10 aa C-terminal deletion mutants of mGluR5 continued to bind avidly to Homer. We continued the deletion strategy until we found that a 50 aa C-terminal deletion of mGluR5 destroyed binding to Homer. By contrast, a 41 aa deletion of mGluR5 retained full binding activity. We noted that the intervening sequence was proline rich and shared sequence similarity with the previously described SH3 ligand sequence [Yu, 1994 #166] We prepared a series of point mutants based on the known structure-function relationship for SH3 ligands. Binding assays confirmed general characteristics of SH3 ligand binding, but also demonstrated that that the Homer binding site is distinct in the positioning of critical amino acids (Tu et al., 1998). A consensus for binding was determined to be PPXXFR (SEQ ID NO:11), consistent with the observation that mutation of either of the prolines or the phenylalanine, or a change in their relative position, interrupted binding. The arginine in the last position is preferred over other amino acids, but is not essential. Mutations were identically effective in interrupting binding to each of the Homer family members including Homer 1a, 1b/c, 2a/b, 3 and an EVH1 only fragment (110 aa) of Homer 1. Thus, we conclude that the interaction with mGluR5 is mediated by the Homer EVH1 domain.

[0132] Mutations of mGluR5 were initially tested in the context of a 250aa C-terminal fragment, but were also determined to have an identical effect on binding when placed in the full length mGluR5 protein (Tu et al., 1998). This exquisite sensitivity of Homer binding to changes in single amino acid within the Homer-ligand site has been confirmed in other Homer-interacting proteins including mGluR1a (Tu et al., 1998), Shank (Tu et al., 1999) and I42 (see below). To further confirm that the interaction was mediated by a direct interaction at the Homer-ligand site (as opposed to a secondary allosteric effect on a remote binding site), we prepared synthetic 10 mer peptides with either the wild type, or F-to-R mutation, and demonstrated that the wild type peptide blocked binding of mGluR1a or mGluR5 to each of the Homer family members (Tu et al., 1998). Approximately half of the binding was blocked at a peptide concentration of 3.4 micromolar. By contrast, the F-to-R mutant peptide did not alter binding at concentrations as high as 340 micromolar.

[0133] Homer Binds the IP3 Receptor.

[0134] Armed with a consensus sequence that predicted binding to Homer, we searched the NCBI data base for other proteins that might bind Homer. A Homer-ligand site was identified in the IP3R, dynamin III, a human alpha adrenergic receptor and the ryanodine receptor (Tu et al., 1998). Each of these interactions were determined to be consistent with the known topology of the candidate interacting protein, assuming that Homer proteins are cytosolic. We were able to confirm a biochemical interaction of Homer with the IP3R and dynamin III using GST pull down assays. More importantly, we demonstrated that the IP3R co-immunoprecipitates with each of the Homer 1b/c, 2a/b and 3 from detergent extracts of cerebellum (Tu et al., 1998) . Homer appears to be associated with a substantial portion of IP3R in the cerebellum, since a cocktail of the three Homer antibodies is able to specifically (compared to a cocktail of preimmune serums) co-immunoprecipitate ˜50% of the total IP3R in detergent extracts (CHAPS).

[0135] CC-Homers Function to Link mGluR5 and IP3R in a Signaling Complex.

[0136] Based on the prior observations, we examined the hypothesis that CC-Homers might cross-link mGluR and IP3R. This notion was appealing in that the IP3R is part of the signaling network that is activated upon glutamate stimulation of mGluR1/5. Signaling complexes had previously been described including; AKAP proteins which function as scaffolds for specific kinases and their substrates Lester, 1997 #149, and the Drosophila protein InaD which couples the membrane light activated channel with its down stream effector enzyme, phospholipase C Tsunoda, 1997 #147. Unlike these other examples of signaling complexes, however, Homer would need to form a bridge between receptors in two different membranes. Functional mGluRs are in the plasma membrane while the IP3R is localized primarily to intracellular endoplasmic reticulum (ER). In support of the notion that ER and plasma membranes can come in close apposition in neurons, we noted that Dr. Kristin Harris (Harvard) described the presence of smooth ER (SER, or spine apparatus) in the spines of hippocampal and cerebellar neurons (Tu et al., 1998). Remarkably, the SER forms close appositions with the plasma membrane that were uniquely localized to the lateral margin of the PSD. These sites are precisely where the group 1 mGluRs are localized (Baude et al., 1993; Lujan et al., 1997; Nusser et al., 1994). The IP3R is present in spines of cerebellar Purkinje neurons where it is associated with the spine apparatus (Satoh et al., 1990). (Interestingly, in hippocampal neurons, the RYR is present in the spine apparatus while the IP3R appears to be restricted to the dendritic shaft reviewed in (Narasimhan et al., 1998). Homer 1b/c and 3 are also enriched in the cytosol at the lateral margin of the PSD (Xiao et al., 1998). Thus, available anatomic evidence supported the notion that synaptic mGluRs come in close apposition with SER-associated IP3Rs at sites that are enriched for CC-Homers.

[0137] As a first test of the hypothesis that CC-Homers cross-link mGluR and IP3R, we asked whether we could detect a trimolecular complex of mGluR, Homer and IP3R in brain. Indeed, IP3R antibody specifically co-immunoprecipitated Homer and mGluR1a from cerebellum (Narasimhan et al., 1998). Since IP3Rs are not known to directly interact with mGluR1a, this result supported the hypothesis that Homer bridges these proteins to form a trimolecular signaling complex. A further prediction of the “Homer hypothesis” is that Homer 1a should uncouple the putative mGluR-CC-Homer-IP3R complex. To test this, we monitored the effect of Homer 1a expression on glutamate-induced intracellular calcium release. Plasmids expressing Homer 1a or Homer 1b were transfected along with green fluorescent protein (gene gun) and identified Purkinje neurons were stimulated with quisqualate. A patch electrode containing the Ca2+ detector Fura-2 was attached to the soma and a holding potential of −60 mV was applied. Tetrodotoxin and picrotoxin were included in the bath to block synaptic input and EDTA/MgCl₂ was included to assure that measured Ca2+ increases in the cell were generated from intracellular stores. Under these conditions, quisqualate-induced Ca2+ increases are due to mGluR1-evoked release from IP3R pools (Roche et al., J Biol Chem (1999) 274:25953-259577). Expression of Homer 1b did not alter the induced Ca2+ transient compared to cells transfected with an empty vector. By contrast, neurons transfected with Homer 1a showed a Ca2+ transient that was reduced in amplitude and delayed in time to peak (Tu et al., 1998). This result is consistent with the notion that the IP3 generated by mGluR1a activation of phospholipase C is less effective in releasing Ca2+ from the IP3R pools in neurons expressing Homer 1a, and is anticipated if Homer 1a disrupts the physical linkage between mGluR1a and IP3R. Released IP3 must diffuse further, thereby resulting in a lower effective concentration of IP3 at the receptor.

[0138] CC-Homers Alter Trafficking of mGluR1a/5 in Heterologous Cells.

[0139] We initiated studies to examine the effect of Homer on mGluR5 expression. When wild type mGluR5 was expressed in heterologous cells (HEK293, COS or HeLa) the receptor reached the plasma membrane surface where it was diffusely localized. This was also true when mGluR5 was co-expressed with Homer la. However, we noted that co-expression of mGluR5 with Homer 1b resulted in intracellular inclusions of mGluR5 (Roche et al., 1999 supra). This effect of Homer 1b was dependent on the amount of transfected plasmid and was most obvious when equal amounts of Homer 1b and mGluR5 plasmids were co-transfected. There was a trend for higher level expression of mGluR5 when co-transfected with Homer 1b. When ratios of transfected plasmids were titrated so that total mGluR5 expression was the same (comparing expression with or without Homer 1b), a substantial portion of the total mGluR5 was associated with the intracellular pool when co-expressed with Homer 1b. In these cells, relatively less reached the plasma membrane compared to mGluR expressed alone, or co-expressed with Homer 1a. We further noted that at earlier times after transfection of Homer 1b and mGluR5, mGluR5 showed an enrichment in perinuclear organelles with a reticular pattern throughout the cell that resembled the ER. To assess the nature of the CC-Homer-dependent cellular accumulation, we compared the distribution of mGluR5 with the ER specific maker BIP B (Roche et al., 1999, supra). Staining with BIP antibodies revealed extensive ER present in both transfected and untransfected cells and co-localization with mGluR5. We also noted that the perinuclear organelles were not present within non-transfected cells and therefore appeared to be ER-derived structures unique to cells overexpressing mGluR5 and Homer 1b. These observations suggest that Homer 1b, but not Homer 1a, causes mGluR5 to be retained in the ER.

[0140] As an additional assay for ER retention, we examined the status of the carbohydrates present on mGluR5 in cells co-expressing Homer 1a or Homer 1b. If Homer 1b caused mGluR5 to be retained within the ER, then mGluR5 should contain immature, high mannose carbohydrates which are sensitive to digestion with the enzyme Endoglycosidase H (Endo H). Alternatively, if mGluR5 had successfully traveled through the ER and cis Golgi, it would possess mature, complex carbohydrates which would be Endo H resistant. Mature carbohydrates would be anticipated if mGluR5 was on the cell surface or if it was sequestered in a post-Golgi intracellular compartment such as endosomes. We determined that mGluR5 is Endo H resistant when expressed alone or with Homer 1a (Xiao et al., 1998). However, when expressed with H1b, mGluR5 is Endo H sensitive, consistent with the hypothesis that expression of H1b leads to the retention of group I mGluR in the ER.

[0141] The subcellular localization of the group II metabotropic glutamate receptor mGluR2 was the same whether expressed alone or with H1b. In addition, we used a series of mGluR5 constructs containing point mutations within the Homer binding site and found that mutations that disrupt mGluR5/Homer interactions in vitro also prevented ER retention of mGluR5 co-expressed with H1b (Takei et al., 1994). mGluR5 P1125L, which does not bind to Homer in vitro (Tu et al., 1998), was not retained in the ER when co-expressed with H1b. In contrast, mGluR5 S1126F, which does bind Homer in vitro, was ER retained when co-expressed with H1b. Other point mutations in adjacent residues were analyzed and the results were consistent with in vitro binding studies summarized in B (Ikeda et al., 1995), demonstrating that mGluR5 is retained within the ER by H1b only when its Homer binding site is intact.

[0142] While these experiments were performed in heterologous cells, we also noted enrichment of the group I metabotropic receptor mGluR1a in the ER of Purkinje cells (Kammermeier et al., submitted). Since Purkinje neurons express particularly high levels of CC-Homers (Xiao et al., 1998), this suggests Homer proteins may naturally regulate receptor trafficking through the ER. In this model, Homer 1 a would be permissive for transfer through the ER Golgi system to insertion into the postsynaptic membrane. The ability of CC-Homers to alter the spatial distribution and metabolism of ER associated proteins may also impact the IP3R. IP3Rs in Purkinje neurons are associated with dense stacks of ER (Satoh et al., 1990) and this stacking morphology has been shown to be regulated by neural activity (Takei et al., 1994). Since a substantial portion of IP3R in cerebellum is associated with CC-Homers, it is possible that the ability of CC-Homer to crosslink interacting proteins on two adjacent membranes plays a regulatory role in ER morphology and function. Experiments in Aims 2 and 3 will examine this hypothesis.

[0143] Homer Modulates mGluR Coupling to Ion Channels.

[0144] Group 1 mGluRs modulate ionic currents by activating pertussis toxin-sensitive and -insensitive G proteins (Naisbitt et al., 1999). Modulation of Ca2+ currents by heterologously expressed group 1 mGluRs in superior cervical ganglion (SCG) neurons proceeds through multiple pathways involving both the a and βg-subunits of G proteins. We examined the effect of Homer on mGluR coupling to Ca2+ and M-type potassium channels in SCG neurons. CC-Homers, including 1b, 2b and 3 produced a similar reduction of the effect of group 1 mGluRs (Kim et al., 1997; Naisbitt et al., 1999; Naisbitt et al., 1997; Takeuchi et al., 1997). By contrast, Homer 1a or an engineered short form of Homer 2 did not block group 1 mGluR effects, but were able to partially reverse the effect of the CC-Homers.

[0145] Homer Interacts with Shank Suggesting a Role Synaptogenesis and NMDAR Function.

[0146] To gain further insight into the physiological function of Homer, we characterized a novel family of proteins that were identified based on their interaction with Homer 1a in a yeast 2-hybrid screen of a brain cDNA library. These Homer-interacting proteins were determined to be identical to the Shank family of PSD proteins that interact with GKAP and the PSD-95 complex (Tu et al., 1999). Shank proteins are specifically enriched at excitatory synapses and co-localize with NMDA receptors in primary neuronal cultures (Naisbitt et al., 1999). Shank proteins appear to be recruited to excitatory synapses by virtue of their interaction with GKAP, a synaptic protein that binds to the guanylate kinase domain of PSD-95 (Kim et al., 1997; Naisbitt et al., 1999; Naisbitt et al., 1997; Takeuchi et al., 1997). In addition to the PDZ domain which binds GKAP, Shank contains domains that mediate self-multimerization and interaction with cortactin (Golshani et al., 1998). Shank also directly interacts with Homer (Lujan et al., 1997). Homer and Shank proteins co-localize at the PSD of CA1 pyramidal neurons (Tu et al., 1999), and native Homer-Shank complexes were identified in brain using GST pull down assays of Shank with GKAP (Otani and Connor, 1998). Additionally, Homer and Shank co-immunoprecipitate from brain (Aniksztejn et al., 1991; Ben-Ari et al., 1992). These observations indicate that Shank and Homer naturally associate in brain. Biochemical studies indicate that the Shank-Homer interaction is mediated by the EVH1 domain of Homer which binds to a single Homer-ligand site present in the proline-rich domain of Shank proteins (Tu et al., 1999). A quaternary complex of Homer/Shank/GKAP/PSD-95 is assembled in heterologous cells, with Homer and PSD-95 co-localizing in large clusters (Berridge, 1998). Thus, Shank provides a molecular bridge that links the NMDA receptor complex with Homer and its associated proteins.

[0147] The Homer-Shank interaction also produces clustering of group 1 mGluRs (Satoh et al., 1990; Villa et al., 1992). Clustering molecules have previously been identified for a variety of receptors and ion channels (Selig et al., 1995), but Shank-Homer are the first clustering proteins for group 1 mGluR. It is notable that the mechanism of clustering involves a linkage of mGluRs with the previously defined NMDA receptor scaffold. Thus the Shank-Homer interaction could be relevant to synaptogenesis, by docking mGluRs to a preestablished “core” of NMDA receptors. In support of such a mechanism, functional NMDA receptors appear to precede the emergence of metabotropic receptors in the hippocampus and cerebellum (Xiao et al., 1998). Homer proteins, in association with Shank, could function to localize and cluster the mGluRs in proximity to NMDARs, and may contribute to the perisynaptic localization of group 1 metabotropic receptors (Lujan et al., 1997).

[0148] By linking NMDA and mGluR signaling pathways, the Shank-Homer interaction might also contribute to examples of glutamate receptor crosstalk for which physical proximity of molecules may be important, such as activation of phospholipase C (Beneken et al., Neuron (2000) 26:143-154) or protein kinase C (Aniksztejn et al., 1991; Ben-Ari et al., 1992). Additionally, the Homer/Shank/GKAP/PSD-95 assembly may mediate physical association (and perhaps functional coupling) of the NMDAR with IP3R/RYR and intracellular Ca2+ stores. Consistent with such a functional interaction, recent studies indicate that NMDA receptor-dependent increases in spine Ca2+ may derive from intracellular stores by a mechanism of Ca2+-induced Ca2+ release (CICR) (Emptage et al., 1999) and reviewed by (Svoboda and Mainen, 1999). Both IP3R and ryanodine receptor channels possess CICR properties (Berridge, 1998), and are similarly localized in dendrites and spines of specific neuronal types (Satoh et al., 1990; Villa et al., 1992). The physical proximity of glutamate receptors with calcium pools may underlie synergistic effects of mGluRs on NMDA-dependent responses as reported in studies of LTP (Bashir et al., 1993; Bortolotto et al., 1994) but see also ((Selig et al., 1995), and is consistent with the reduction of LTP in group 1 mGluR mutant mice (Prehoda et al., 1999).

[0149] The proposed model for Shank and Homer-dependent clustering requires that Homer be multivalent in order to cross-link Shank/GKAP/PSD95 to IP3R/RYRs and to mGluRs. This is achieved by multimerization of constitutively expressed CC-Homers (Xiao et al., 1998). In this context, the monovalent Homer 1a IEG product appears to function to uncouple proteins that are linked via the constitutively expressed CC-Homer multimers, and thereby dynamically regulate the assembly of this postsynaptic network. Cocaine-induced increases in Homer 1a may thus modulate both mGluR and NMDA Ca2+ responses in spines.

[0150] Homer EVH1 Domain Crystal Structure.

[0151] To investigate the structural basis of interactions between EVH1 domains and ligands, we determined the high-resolution crystal structure of the EVH1 domain from rat Homer 1. Methods of protein purification and crystallization are described in our manuscript (Niebuhr et al., 1997; Tu et al., 1998). This structure revealed that the EVH1 module is homologous to both the plextrin homology (PH) domain and the phosphotyrosine binding (PTB) domain.

[0152] At the same time we were working to solve the structure of Homer 1EVH1, Dr. Wendel Lim's group (at UCSF) solved the structure of the related EVH1 protein termed Mena (20% identical to Homer EVH1 domain) (Prehoda et al., 1999). Comparison of the Mena and Homer coordinates confirmed that these are related proteins despite the low degree of amino acid identity. The Mena crystal was solved with a 6 mer peptide and identified a putative ligand binding surface. Both of our groups determined that co-crystals were not formed with longer synthetic peptides. One issue that concerned us regarding the putative ligand-binding site on Mena was that the affinity of the 6 mer used for Mena was 100 fold less than that of a 10 mer (Prehoda et al., 1999). The measured affinity of the 6 mer was ˜600 micromolar. Additionally, within the EVH1 family, Homer is one of the most divergent members (Prehoda et al., 1999). One important difference between Mena and Homer EVH1 binding, is the orientation of the phenylalanine relative to the polyprolines. The optimal ligand for Mena is FPPPP (SEQ ID NO:43) while the consensus ligand for Homer is PPXXFR (SEQ ID NO:11). This may be important since the F is the single most critical side chain for the interaction when tested with larger peptides for both EVH1 domains (Niebuhr et al., 1997; Tu et al., 1998). In the Mena structure, the F side chain is not placed in a clear hydrophobic pocket (the ring appears to coordinate an arginine) and superposition of the ligand coordinates in Homer EVH1 is even less obviously stabilized.

[0153] To examine the predictive power of the Mena co-crystal for the ligand binding activity of Homer EVH1, we tested a series of missense mutations that targeted sites anticipated to contact the prolines of the ligand (PPXXFR, SEQ ID NO:11) sequence. Based on the homology of the EVH1 domain with the PTB domain, we also tested sites on Homer that would be critical if Homer mimicked the peptide binding surface of the PTB domain. This PTB ligand site is remote from the putative Mena EVH1 ligand site. Our mutation analysis also tested a series of mutants selected based on the homology between Homer and WASP. Genetic data from patients with Wiscott Aldrich syndrome defined a series of mutations in the EVH1 domain that map to sites that are distinct from both the PTB and the putative Mena ligand sites. Our selection of the mutational substitutions was based on the Homer EVH1 structure. Substituted amino acids were selected to be sufficiently conservative as not to disrupt the primary structure.

[0154] A total of 30 missense mutants of the Homer EVH1 domain were expressed in HEK293 cells and assayed for binding to either mGluR1a or Shank3 using GST pulldown assays. Surface-exposed mutations within the region homologous to the peptide binding site of PTB domains had no affect on peptide binding. Similarly, mutations based on the WASP data were also ineffective in disrupting binding. By contrast, certain of the mutants based the Mena ligand site did disrupt Homer EVH1 binding. Despite ambiguities involved with interpreting the effects of any single mutation, the nature and distribution of the effects of site-directed mutations in the Homer EVH1 domain on Homer-ligand interactions strongly implicate the Mena ligand region as mediating natural ligand binding by the Homer EVH1 domain.

[0155] One interesting finding from our analysis of mutant Homer EVH1 binding is that certain mutations disrupt binding specifically to mGluR1a, but not to Shank3 (and visa versa). One interpretation of this finding is that there are determinants of binding in addition to the core PPXXFR (SEQ ID NO:11) motif. An important implication of this observation is that differences in critical determinants of Homer binding to its various targets may be exploited to develop pharmaceuticals that can selectively disrupt interactions with a particular target.

[0156] I42 Interacts with Homer.

[0157] I42 (SEQ ID NOS:15 and 16) encodes a novel protein that was first identified in a Y2H screen of brain cDNA with the Homer EVH1 domain. Current information indicates that I42 functions with Homer at the excitatory synapse. We have generated I42 specific antisera and can demonstrate robust co-immunoprecipitation of I42 with Homer from brain. ImmunoEM analysis demonstrates that I42 is localized to the postsynaptic density. The predicted domain structure of I42 indicates that it shares certain properties with Shank including a N-terminal structural domain (a band 4.1 domain in I42), a single PDZ domain, and a central proline rich domain with a single Homer-ligand site. Additionally, there is a C-terminal type 1 PDZ ligand motif. We have identified a related sequence in the data base (KIAA (SEQ ID NO:44) sequence has several errors with frame shifts) suggesting that I42 may represent a gene family.

[0158] Current studies indicate a functional interaction of I42, Homer and mGluRs. We have performed a yeast 2-hybrid screen of the I42 PDZ domain and find it binds β-Pix (also termed Cool-1) (Allen et al., 1998). β-Pix is a guanine nucleotide exchange factor (GEF) for Rac1/CDC42. This interaction appears robust using GST pulldown assays and we have recently confirmed the interaction using co-immunoprecipitation assays from brain. Biochemical assays indicate that the PDZ domain of I42 binds its own C-terminus (may be intra or inter molecular). Based on these observations, I42 functions as a scaffold/cytoskeletal regulatory protein that responds to specific signals and may link between mGluR activation and Rac-dependent cytoskeletal remodeling. This biochemical association may play a role in mGluR trafficking or synaptic remodeling. An additional functional consequence of the Homer I42 interaction is indicated by the demonstrated association of β-Pix with p21 activated kinase (Pak) (Tu et al., 1999). Paks are a family of kinase that can signal both locally and more distally to the nucleus. A mutation of Pak3 has recently been linked to mental retardation (Tu et al., 1998), confirming the importance of this regulated kinase to cognitive function. Accordingly, I42 appears to be part of a novel signaling pathway for the mGluRs that may be regulated by Homer proteins.

[0159] In preliminary studies, we observe that I42 co-immunoprecipitates with Homer from brain. Antibodies for I42 also co-immunoprecipitates mGluR1 from brain. In parallel studies, we observed the interaction between I42 and β-Pix ( ). These observations indicate the involvement of Homer in the function of I42/β-Pix and identify another signaling pathway that can be manipulated by agents that modulate Homer binding function.

[0160] ii) Ultrastructural Localization of I42/β-Pix/Pak at Synapses: We have performed preliminary immunoEM with I42 Ab and observes that it is associated with the PSD region. The methods and approach are identical to our studies of Shank (Naisbitt et al., 1999). This observation indicates that I42 is enriched at the excitatory synapse together with Homer, Shank and glutamate receptors.

[0161] Ryanodine Receptor (RYR) and Homer.

[0162] The RYR encodes a potential Homer binding site near the N-terminus (Bhat et al., 1999) and using GST pulldown assays we observe that GSTHomer binds to the relevant fragment of RYR1. Importantly, we have demonstrated that the RYR co-immunoprecipitates with Homer from detergent extracts of skeletal muscle. The interaction between RYR and Homer is understood to be consistent with the function of Homer proteins to regulate the coupling of membrane receptors with intracellular calcium pools. Glutamate mediates an inhibitory postsynaptic potential in dopamine neurons of the midbrain and this is mediated by mGluR1 release of intracellular Ca2+ from RYR sensitive CICR pools (Bhat et al., 1999). RYR have recently been implicated as an important source of NMDAR-induced calcium rise in the post synaptic spine (Emptage et al., 1999). Since Shank is part of the NMDA receptor signaling complex (Naisbitt et al., 1999) and binds Homer, it is compelling to evaluate the possible interaction between RYR and Homer.

[0163] NMDA Receptor Type 2D (NR2D) and Homer.

[0164] Independent Y2H screens of adult cortex and cerebellum identified several clones of the NMDA receptor type 2D (NR2D). NR2D has not been as extensively studied as NR2B but is expressed in developing cerebellum and intemeurons in the forebrain (Dunah et al., 1998; Goebel and Poosch, 1999). NMDAR that include the NR2DR have slower channel properties (Cull-Candy et al., 1998; Okabe et al., 1998; Vicini et al., 1998). The C-terminus of NR2D is highly proline rich consistent with our observation that Homer binds a specific proline rich sequence. Thus, in the case of NR2D, Homer proteins form a direct coupling to CICR pools. This direct coupling would contrast with NMDAR that include NR2B which appear to couple to Homer indirectly via PSD95-GKAP-Shank (Naisbitt et al., 1999). In both cases, modification of Homer crosslinking activity will alter the intracellular release of calcium due to glutamate receptor activation. Because of the differences in the binding properties of the EVH1 domain of Homer to its different targets, it is anticipated that agents that specifically disrupt the linkage of NR2B or NR2D can be developed.

[0165] Mammalian InaD Like Molecule Interaction with Homer.

[0166] We have identified two distinct novel members of a family of proteins with similarity to the recently reported human InaD (Philipp and Flockerzi, 1997) and Drosophila Discs Lost DLT (Bhat et al., 1999). These proteins encode 5 and 4 PDZ domains, respectively, and a proline rich region that is shared in all clones that is presumed to mediate interaction with Homer. DLT has been demonstrated to be essential for establishment of epithelial cell polarity and binds to the C-terminus of Neurexin IV DLT (Bhat et al., 1999). We currently refer to our clones as rat InaD. In current studies, we observe that full length myc-tagged rinaD co-immunoprecipitates with Homer 2 from co-expressing HEK293 cells.

[0167] I30 Interaction with Homer.

[0168] I30 is a novel member of the family of ab1 binding proteins. Related proteins function as adaptor proteins that regulate cell growth Ziemnicka-Kotula, 1998 #392; Biesova, 1997 #393 and are hypothesized. I30 encodes a SH3 domain and a Homer binding site. Accordingly, Homer is anticipated to link this protein to other Homer-interacting proteins including metabotropic glutamate receptors and IP3R. (See SEQ ID NOS: 13, 14, 17 and 18).

[0169] Cdc42-associated Tyrosine Kinase-2 (ACK-2) Interaction with Homer

[0170] ACK-2 is a non-receptor tyrosine kinase that is regulated by the Rho-related GTP-binding protein Cdc42 Yang, 1999 #391. ACK-2 is activated by signals that result from cell adhesion, by for example activation of the integrin receptor. One cellular consequence of ACK-2 activation is down stream activation of c-Jun kinase. Our observation that ACK-2 interacts with Homer indicates that this signaling pathway can be linked to other membrane receptors by Homer, and identifies another signaling cascade that can be manipulated by agents that alter Homer crosslinking function.

EXAMPLE 1 Identification and Sequencing of Homer Family Members

[0171] Low stringency screens of phage cDNA libraries and EST Database searches were performed to identify Homer family members. cDNA libraries were screened using the rat Homer 1a coding region as a probe. Screens of mouse and rat brain cDNA libraries identified two isoforms of Homer-1 (Homer-1b and Homer-1c).

[0172] Searches of EST Databases identified a mouse EST sequence (ID#442801) which is about 73% homologous to a portion of 5′ coding region of Homer-I cDNA sequence. Based on the EST used RT-PCR (Forward: 5′-GAC AGC AGA GCC AAC ACC GTG-3′; (SEQ ID NO:49); Reverse: 5′-GTC TGC AGC TCC ATC TCC CAC-3′; (SEQ ID NO:50)) to amplify the corresponding region from various mouse tissues. The PCR products (˜330 bp) consisted of two different sequences, one of which contains an additional insertion of 33 bp. A mixture of these two cDNA fragments were used as probes to screen an adult mouse brain cDNA library. Out of 10⁶ clones screened, five clones hybridized well to the probe. Sequence analysis of these clones indicated that they are five partial cDNA clones representing two isoforms of a Homer-2 gene. These clones are identical to the isoforms amplified by RT-PCR. The 5′ region of Homer-2 was cloned using 5′-RACE technique. Total RNA from E14.5 mouse brain was reverse-transcribed using the reverse primer described above. Another gene-specific primer (5′-CAC GGT GTT GGC TCT GCT GTC-3′; (SEQ ID NO:51)) was used in the amplification of the 5′ region of Homer-2. The sequence authenticity of the 5′ RACE clones was further confirmed by sequencing a partial mouse EST clone #441857.

[0173] A search of the EST Database allowed the identification of several human EST's corresponding to mouse and rat Homer-1b, Homer-2a and 2b cDNA sequences. RT-PCR was used to clone the human Homer-1b and Homer 2a and 2b coding regions. A 5′ degenerate primer (5′-ATG GG(A/G/C) GA(A/G) CA(A/G) CC(T/C/G) AT(T/C) TTC-3′; (SEQ ID NO:52)) was designed based on an amino-terminal seven residue amino acid sequence (MGEQPIF; (SEQ ID NO:53)) that is conserved among human EST clone #HCE003, mouse, rat, and Drosophila Homer homologue sequences. The 3′ primers (5′-GAG GGT AGC CAG TTC AGC CTC-3′; (SEQ ID NO:54)) for human Homer-1 and human Homer-2 (5′-GTT GAT CTC ACT GCA TTG TTC-3′; (SEQ ID NO:55)) were made from the sequences of human EST clones #562862 and #HIBAB15 respectively. Human Homer-1b and Homer-2a and 2b were amplified from new born human frontal cortex. The sequences of human Homer 1b, Homer 2a and Homer 2b were derived from sequencing several PCR clones and EST clones and are shown in SEQ ID NO's:3, 7 and 9.

[0174] Human and mouse Homer-3 were identified by searching EST Database, using Homer-1 and Homer-2 sequences. Two full-length human Homer-3 clones were identified (Clone ID #284002 and #38753) and sequenced. Numerous mouse Homer-3 clones were found and one of them (Clone ID #1162828 ) contains an almost full-length coding region. Also identified were several Drosophila EST sequences exhibiting significant homology at the amino acid level to the N-terminal region of Homer family members. The sequence presented in SEQ ID NO:9 is derived from Clone #LD3829.

[0175] Expression Constructs

[0176] Mammalian expression constructs were made by cloning cDNA into SalI and NotI sites of pRK5 (Genentech), so that the cDNA was fused in-frame to an N terminal c-Myc tag. GST-fusion constructs were made by cloning Homer cDNA into the Sall and NotI sites of pGEX4T-2 (Pharmacia). The full-length coding regions of mouse Homer-1b, rat Homer-1c, mouse Homer-2b and human Homer-3 were engineered with SalI and NotI sites at the 5′ and 3′ ends by PCR using high fidelity DNA polymerase Pfu (Stratagene). Various truncations of Homer-1b/c and Homer-2b coding regions were made by PCR with specific Primers containing SalI and NotI sites. All the PCR-based constructs were sequenced to confirm the sequences and in-frame fusion.

[0177] The sequence of Homer 1a was used to screen cDNA libraries prepared from rat and mouse brain for related gene products. Homer 1a sequence was also used to search GenBank data bases. Several related rodent and human sequences were identified.

[0178] cDNAs that are most closely related to Homer 1a appear to represent alternative splice forms. This inference is based on nucleotide sequence identity of their 5′UTRs and the first 175 amino acids of the open reading frames (ORF). The presumptive novel splice variants, termed Homer 1b and 1c, are completely divergent from Homer 1a after residue 175 of the ORF and they possess entirely distinct 3′UTRs. comparison at the point of sequence divergence indicates that Homer 1a encodes a unique eleven amino acid carboxy terminus of the ORF and about 5 kb 3′UTR region. The unique eleven amino acid carboxy-terminal sequence of Homer 1a does not possess a recognizable motif. In Homer 1b and 1c, an additional 168 and 180 amino acids are present that are predicted to possess coiled-coil (CC) secondary structure (Lupas, Trends Biochem. Sci 21:375 (1969)). While the 3′UTR sequence of Homer 1a includes multiple AUUUA repeats which are implicated in destabilizing mRNAs of intermediate early genes (IEG) (Shaw and Kamen, Cell 46:659 (1986)), the 3′UTR sequence of Homer 1b and 1c does not include this motif. The only difference between Homer 1b and 1c is the inclusion in Homer 1c of a twelve amino acid sequence insertion at residue 177, between the conserved amino-terminus and the CC domain. Thus, Homer 1b and 1c appear to be formed by a splicing event that substitutes a relatively long and unique carboxy-terminus of the ORF and shorter 3′UTR sequence that lacks the characteristic IEG motif. Multiple independent isolates of rat and mouse Homer 1b and 1c were identified and sequenced to confirm their natural expression in brain.

[0179] Further searches identified cDNA sequences that appear to represent two additional Homer genes, termed Homer 2 and Homer 3. The sequences of two splice forms of Homer 2 and one Homer 3 sequence is presented (See Figures section). The predicted size of the protein products and general domain structure are similar to Homer 1b and 1c. Like Homer 1b and 1c, each of the Homer 2 and Homer 3 proteins contain about 120 amino acids at the amino-terminal that is highly similar to the amino-terminal domain of Homer 1a. The degree of amino acid identity in these regions is about 88% between Homer 1 and Homer 2 and about 86% between Homer 1 and Homer 3. Many of the amino acid differences are conservative.

[0180] In contrast to the high degree of conservation in amino-terminal region, the carboxy-terminal regions of Homer 2 and 3 are only about 22% identical to Homer 1b, but like Homer 1b and Ic are predicted to possess a CC secondary structure. The CC domains of all Homer family members exhibit significant homology (about 40-45% amino acid similarity) to the CC regions of myosin heavy chain (Strehler et al., J Mol Biol 190:291 (1986)), kinesin heavy chain (Yang et al., Cell 56:879 (1989)) and dynactin (Gill et al., J Cell Biol 115:1639 (1991)). The distinct splice forms of Homer 2, termed Homer 2a and Homer 2b, are differentiated by an eleven amino acid insertion at residue 131 in Homer 2b. Human Homer 1, 2 and 3 are mapped to chromosomes 5, 15 and 19, respectively by the Human Genome Project.

[0181] Drosophila Homer possess the basic domain structure of mammalian Homers. The amino-terminus is highly homologous to that of mammalian Homer and the carboxy terminus is predicted to form a CC secondary structure.

EXAMPLE 2 Generation and Characterization of Homer Antisera

[0182] Rabbit polyclonal antibodies were generated against synthetic peptides derived from the unique carboxy termini of Homer 1b/c, Homer 2a/b and Homer 3. Synthetic carboxy-terminal peptides of Homer 1, 2 or 3 were conjugated to thyroglobulin with glutaraldehyde and used to immunize rabbits according to a previously published protocol (Martin et al., Neuron, 9:259 1992). Peptide sequences used are contained in Homer-1b and 1c: IFELTELRDNLAKLLECS (SEQ ID NO:56); Homer-2a and 2b: GKIDDLHDFRRGLSKLGTDN (SEQ ID NO:57); and Homer-3: RLFELSELREGLARLAEAA (SEQ ID NO:58). Detergent (2% SDS) extracts from rat cortex, hippocampus, and cerebellum were separated on 8% SDS-PAGE gels and transferred to nitrocellulose membranes. Blots was probed with polyclonal anti-Homer sera. Specificity was tested by incubating the antiserum with 10 μg/ml of relevant peptide at room temperature for 10 m prior to use. Rabbit polyclonal antiserum was also generated against the full length GST-Homer 1a fusion protein, as described previously (Brakeman, et al., Cell 87:227 1997). This antiserum recognizes all Homer 1 isoforms.

[0183] Unpurified antibodies were tested for their sensitivity and specificity in detecting heterologously expressed, full length Homer proteins with amino-terminal c-myc tags. Each Homer protein was selectively detected on Western blot by the appropriate Homer antibody in soluble extracts of transfected HEK293 cells. The myc-tagged Homer proteins migrated with an apparent molecular mass of 50 kDa. There was no cross reactivity between antibodies for one Homer form and other family members.

EXAMPLE 3 In Vitro Interaction of Homer Proteins with Cell-Surface mGlu Receptors

[0184] To examine the interaction of Homer proteins with mGluR1 and mGluR5, HEK293 cells were transiently transfected (using calcium phosphate) with full length mGluR1α and mGluR5 constructs in pRK5 (Brakeman et al., 1997). Cell lysates were made 24-48 h post-transfection. GST fusion proteins bound to glutathione agarose were prepared of Homer 1a, Homer 1c, Homer 2b, Homer 3 and two amino terminal fragments of Homer 2 according to the following procedure. GST fusion constructs were prepared by polymerase chain reaction with specific primers that included SalI and NotI sequences and subcloned into pGEX4T-2 vector (Pharmacia Biotech, Uppsala, Sweden). Constructs were confirmed by sequencing. GST-fusion proteins were expressed in BL21 bacterial strains. Bacteria were harvested and lysed in PBS, 1% Triton X100, 2 mM phenylmethylsulfonyl fluoride (PMSF) and pelleted at 13,000 rpm (Sorvall SS-34) at 4° C. for 5 m Proteins were purified by incubating 1 ml bed volume glutathione-sepharose (GST) beads (Sigma USA) with bacterial supernatant at 4° C. for 10 m, washing twice with PBS and PBS plus 1% Triton X-100. Protein was eluted with 10 mM glutathione and dialyzed against PBS at 4° C. Protein concentrations were measured by BCA (Pierce, Ill.). Cell lysates of the transfected cells were incubated with equivalent amounts of various Homer-GST fusion proteins at 4° C. for 2 h, washed with PBS and 1% Triton X-100. Proteins were eluted in 2% SDS sample buffer and separated on 8% or 2.5% SDS-PAGE gels and probed with appropriate antibody.

[0185] It has been previously demonstrated that the amino-terminal 131 amino acids of Homer 1a is sufficient to bind group I metabotropic glutamate receptors (Brakeman et al., Nature 386: 284 (1997)). In view of the high degree of sequence conservation in this region of Homer family members, the possibility that they would also bind group I receptors was examined. GST fusion proteins were prepared of Homer 1a, Homer 1c, Homer 2b Homer 3 and two amino-terminal fragments of Homer 2. The fusion proteins were bound to glutathione agarose and assayed for binding to full length mGluR5 or full length mGluR1a expressed in HEK293 cells. These studies show that mGluR5 bound GST Homer 1a. mGluR5 also bound to all full length Homer constructs and to a Homer 2 amino-terminal fragment of about 141 residues but not to GST alone. The relative binding in the three assays were comparable for each of the three Homer types. A Homer 2 deletion mutant that includes only the amino-terminal 92 residues did not bind mGluR5. Similar binding of Homer proteins to mGluR1 was also observed.

EXAMPLE 4 In Vivo Interaction of Homer Proteins with Cell-Surface mGlu Receptors

[0186] To examine if Homer proteins are naturally associated with group I metabotropic receptors in the brain, immunoprecipitation studies were performed. Rat or mouse brain tissues were sonicated (3×10 s) in PBS (˜200 mg/ml wet weight) containing 1% Triton-X100 with protease inhibitors and centrifuged for 10 m at 15,000 g. Three μl of antiserum directed against Homer 1b, Homer 1c, Homer 2a, Homer 2b or Homer 3 was added to 60 μl of tissue extract and incubated for 1½ h at 4° C. and then washed three times with PBS/Triton. Preimmune and peptide-blocked antisera were used as negative controls. Binding in tissue samples was analyzed by gel electrophoresis and western blot analysis. Proteins were eluted in 2% SDS loading buffer. mGluR1α monoclonal antibody was obtained from PharMingen (San Diego Calif.). Rabbit polyclonal mGluR5 antibody was a gift from Dr. Richard Huganir, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine.

[0187] Homer family members are naturally associated with group I metabotropic receptors in brain. This analysis was performed using cerebellum since all three Homer family members are expressed in this tissue. Detergent extracts of whole adult rat cerebellum were incubated with antibodies to Homer 1b/c. Homer 2a/b or Homer 3 and immunopreciptates were blotted with a mouse monoclonal antibody to mGluR1α. mGluR1α co-immunoprecipitates with each of the antisera directed against Homer proteins. The predominate band after electrophoreses corresponded to the monomer form of mGluR1α (about 150 kDA) and other bands corresponding to multimers of mGluR1α are also observed.

EXAMPLE 5 In Vitro Interaction of Homer Proteins with Intracellular Inositol Trisphosphate Receptors

[0188] To demonstrate that Homer proteins interact in vivo with inositol trisphosphate receptors immunoprecipitation studies were performed using brain tissue. Rats or mice were sacrificed by decapitation and the cerebella were dissected immediately. Cerebella were sonicated in TE buffer (50 mM Tris, 1 mM EDTA, pH 7.4) containing 1% CHAPS and protease inhibitor cocktail (˜100 mg wet weight/ml). The homogenate was centrifuged at 90,000 rpm, 20 m, 4° C. in a TLA 100.3 rotor. 100 μl of the cerebellar extract was used for each immunoprecipitation assay with the following antibodies: 3 μl of crude Homer 1, Homer 2 or Homer 3 antibodies (Xiao et al., in press); 20 μg of affinity purified inositol trisphosphate antibody (gift from Alan Sharp). Antibodies and extract were incubated for 30 m at 4° C., then 60 μl of 1:1 protein A or protein G (for goat antibody) sepharose slurry was added. The antibody/extract/beads were incubated for an additional 90 m at 4° C. After washing 3×10 m in TE-CHAPS buffer, the proteins were eluted from the beads with 30 μl of 4% SDS loading buffer and analyzed by SDS-PAGE and immunoblot.

[0189] Results from these studies showed that the inositol trisphosphate receptor specifically co-precipitates with antisera directed against Homer 1, Homer 2 and Homer 3.

EXAMPLE 6 Calcium Mobilization is Decreased by Transient Expression of Homer Protein Without a Coiled-Coil Domain

[0190] To demonstrate that Homer cross-links metabotropic glutamate receptors and inositol trisphosphate receptors to provide or enhance a functional signaling complex, calcium mobilization was examined in cells transient expressing truncated forms of Homer protein. The truncated Homer protein used lacks the coiled-coil domain and is unable to form a bridge linking the mGluR at the cell surface with intracellular inositol trisphosphate receptors. The truncated form of Homer protein resembled Homer 1a with the exception of 11 residues at the carboxy-terminal. This form of Homer results in enhanced expression of Homer protein as compared with transfection of Homer 1a in heterologous cells. The Homer protein was introduced into Purkinje cells in primary cerebellar cultures and glutamate induced effects on calcium mobilization was measured.

[0191] Embryonic mouse cerebellar cultures were prepared and maintained according to the method of Schilling et al. (Schilling et al., Neuron 7:891 1991). At 4-5 DIV, cultures were transfected with plasmids coding for E-GFP (Clontech) and either full-length Homer 1b or an IEG form of Homer 1. The IEG form of Homer 1 was a 186 amino acid amino-terminal fragment of Homer 1b. Plasmids were purified by cesium banding. Three combinations of the plasmids were transfected. Group I (control), 20 μg of E-GFP and 40 μg of pRK5 vector; group II, 20 μg of E-GFP and 40 μg of pRK5 Homer 1 IEG; group III: 20 μg of E-GFP and 40 kg of pRK5 Homer 1b. Plasmid DNA was mixed with gold particles (0.6 micron), and coated onto plastic tubing. DNA was then ballistically transfected into cells according to the manufacturer's protocol (Helios Gene Gun System, BIO-RAD). After transfection, cultures were returned to the incubator and maintained for an additional 2 days for a total of 7-8 DIV at the time of use for imaging experiments.

[0192] Patch electrodes were attached to the somata of GFP-expressing Purkinje cells and a holding potential of −60 mV was applied. Micropressure electrodes (1 μm tip diameter) were filled with quisqualate (100 μm in external saline) and were positioned ˜20 um away from large-caliber dendrites. Test pulses were delivered using positive pressure (6 psi, 1 sec). Cells were bathed in a solution that contained (in mM) NaCl (140), KCl (5), EGTA (0.2), MgCl₂ (0.8), HEPES (10), glucose (10), tetrodotoxin (0.005), and picrotoxin (0.1), adjusted to pH 7.35 with NaOH, which flowed at a rate of 0.5 ml/m The recording electrode contained CsCl (135), HEPES (10), fura-2 K₅ salt (0.2), and Na₂-ATP (4), adjusted to pH 7.35 with C_(S)OH. Patch electrodes yielded a resistance of 3-5 MΩ when measured with the internal and external salines described above.

[0193] Fura-2 ratio imaging of intracellular free Ca²+, was accomplished by measuring the background corrected fluorescence ratio at 340 and 380 nr excitation using a cooled CCD camera system, as previously described (Linden et al., J Neurosci 15:5098 1995). Exposure times were 200 msec per single wavelength image. Experiments were conducted at room temperature. Enhanced GFP is weakly excited by illumination in the 380-400 nm spectrum. Based upon the bandpass characteristics of our 340HT15 and 38HT10 excitation filters and the absorption spectrum of enhanced GFP (Clontech), we estimate that <1% of the signal at 340 mn excitation and <5% of the signal at 380 nm excitation is contributed by GFP, even in those cells where the fura/GFP loading ratio is smallest. This could lead to a small (<5%) systemic underestimation of free calcium concentration that should distribute randomly across experimental groups.

[0194] Calcium mobilization in the absence of influx was measure by ratio imaging fura-2 in Purkinje cells bathed in Ca⁺²-free external saline and stimulated with a micropressure pulse of quisqualate, a metabotropic glutamate receptor agonist (Linden, Neuron 17:483 1996). The resultant Ca⁺² transient is triggered by an mGluR and inositol trisphosphate pathway since it is completely blocked by either an mGluR antagonist ((+)-MCPG, 500 μM in the bath) or a novel specific inositol trisphosphate receptor-associated ion channel blocker, xestospongin C (1 μM in the internal saline). Purkinje cells transfected with a truncated form of Homer showed mGluR-evoked Ca⁺² responses with a decreased amplitude (170±9 nM, mean ±SEM, n=30 cells) and an increased latency (10.5±1.8 sec) as compared with cells transfected with Homer 1b (244±17 nM, 4.2±0.9 sec, n=23) or an empty vector control (239±19 nM, 4.5±1.1 sec, n=15). The decay phase of the Ca⁺² response appeared somewhat slower in neurons transfected with the truncated form. While the total Ca⁺² flux appeared similar in cells transfected with truncated and complete Homer proteins and in empty vector controls, the measurement could not be made because the tail of the Ca⁺² response was abbreviated due to the constraints of the image buffer capacity.

EXAMPLE 7 Determination of the Crystal Structure of Homer Protein

[0195] The crystal structure of Homer protein and a Homer protein binding site were determined. Results of these experiments are presented in Table

[0196] (a) Protein Expression and Purification

[0197] Residues 1-120 of rat Homer 1a were expressed in Escherichia coli BL21 cells as a C-terminal fusion to glutathione-S-transferase (GST-1aEVH) as previously described (Tu et al., Neuron 21:717 1998). Selenomethionine-substituted (SeMet) GST-1aEVH was prepared by expression in the methionine auxotrophic strain B834 (DE3) (Novagen). 5 mL of an overnight culture grown at 37° C. in LB media supplemented with 100 μg/mL ampicillin (Sigma) was added to 4L M9 minimal media (Gibco BRL) supplemented with 100 μg/mL ampicillin, 0.05 mg/mL alanine, aspartic acid, glutamic acid, phenylalanine, glycine, histidine, isoleucine, lysine, asparagine, proline, glutamine, arginine, serine, threonine, valine, tryptophan, tyrosine, L-selenomethione, 1 μ/mL thiamine (Sigma), 2 mM MgSO₄, 1% glucose, 100 μM CaCl₂. Cells were grown to an A₆₀₀ of 0.5 at which time IPTG (Calbiochem) was added to a final concentration of 0.2 mM. Cells were grown for an additional 3 hours, harvested by centrifugation, and resuspended in 1×PBS/1% Triton. Pepstatin A and leupeptin (Boehringer-Mannheim) were added to a final concentration of 1 μg/mL, and PMSF (Life Technologies) was added to 0.5 mM. Cells were lysed by sonication and centrifuged at 13,000 rpm in an SS-34 rotor to pellet cell debris. The cleared lysate was added to a 5 mL glutathione-agarose (Sigma) column. The column was washed in succession with twenty column volumes of 1×PBS/1% Triton, twenty column volumes of 1×PBS, and ten column volumes of cleavage buffer (50 mM Tris 7.4, 150 mM NaCl, 2.5 mM CaCl₂, 50 mM β-mercaptoethanol). All buffers were degassed. A 50% slurry of glutathione-agarose beads loaded with fusion protein was incubated with 20 U of biotinylated Thrombin (Novagen) for 16 h at room temperature. The released cleavage product (1a-EVH) was collected, and the biotinylated Thrombin was removed with streptavidin-agarose beads (Novagen). 1a-EVH was further purified by cation-exchange chromatography using a Resource S column (Amersham-Pharmacia).

[0198] (b) Crystallization and Data Collection

[0199] Crystals of native and SeMet protein were grown in hanging drops by the method of vapor diffusion (Wlodawer et al., Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 72:777 1975). 1 μl of a 9 mg/mL native or SeMet protein solution was mixed with a 1:1 dilution of reservoir buffer (30% PEG 3350, 87 mM MgSO₄, 50 mM HEPES, pH 7.3) with distilled water and equilibrated over I mL of reservoir buffer. All crystallization trials for the SeMet protein were set up under anaerobic conditions to minimize potential problems due to oxidation. Two different crystal forms were observed for both the native and the SeMet protein. Crystals in the orthorhombic space group P2₁2₁2₁, (unit cell dimensions a=33.79 Å, b=51.40 Å, c=66.30 Å) typically grew to a size of 0.5 mm×0.03 mm×0.03 mm. Crystals in the trigonal space group P3₂ ₂₁ (unit cell dimensions a=b=49.94 Å, c=80.91 Å) grew to a size of 0.4 mm×0.1 mm×0.1 mm. All data used for phasing and refinement were collected from a single trigonal SeMet crystal soaked in mother liquor plus 10% (v/v) ethylene glycol for approximately three minutes prior to flash freezing in a gaseous nitrogen stream at −180° C. X-ray diffraction data suitable for multiwavelength anomalous dispersion (MAD) phasing were collected at four wavelengths at or near the Se absorption edge. These data were collected at beamline X4A of the National Synchrotron Light Source at Brookhaven National Laboratory using an R-AXIS IV image plate detector. Nonoverlapping oscillations (2°) at φ and φ+180° were measured over a 90° rotation of the crystal, interleaving the four wavelengths. All data were processed and scaled using the DENZO/SCALEPACK programs (Otwinowski and Minor, Meth Enzymol 276:307 1997). Data collection statistics are shown in Table 1.

[0200] (c) Structure Solution and Refinement

[0201] The expected two selenium sites were determined and refined using the program SOLVE (Terwilliger and Berendzen, Acta Crystallogr D53:5711997; Terwilliger and Eisenberg, Acta Crystallogr A39:813 1983) and initial Se scattering factors from (Hall et al., Cell 91:85 1997). Values for the refined Se scattering factors as determined by SOLVE are shown in Table 1. The electron density maps calculated with the experimental MAD phases as determined by SOLVE were improved by solvent flattening and histogram matching using DM (Collaborative Computational Project, 1994). An initial model of residues 1-105 was built into 1.8 Å experimental electron density maps using the program O (Jones et al., Acta Crystallogr A47: 110 1991). After one round of simulated annealing with bulk solvent correction and positional and B-factor refinement using CNS (Br□nger et al., Acta Crystallogr D54:905 1998), residues 106-111 were built into 2F₀-F_(c) maps. The model was refined against the maximum-likelihood target (Pannu and Read, Acta Crystallogr A52:659 1996) using data to 1.7 Å Bragg spacing collected at 0.9879 Å. Eight rounds of model building and water addition alternated with B-factor and positional refinement yielded the current model, which includes residues 1-111 and 88 water molecules. No electron density was observed for residues 112-120. This model has a crystallographic R value of 25.3% and a free R value of 28.4%. The solvent content is ca. 40.6%, with one molecule per asymmetric unit. Fractional solvent accessibility for each residue was calculated in X-PLOR (Br(inger, X-PLOR, Version 3.1: A system for X-ray crystallography and NMR (New Haven, Conn.: Yale Univ. 1992).

[0202] (d) Determination of Homer Site by Site Directed Mutagenesis

[0203] Point mutants of N-terminally myc-tagged, full-length Homer 1b and 1c and Homer 1 EVH1 were made using the QuikChange TM Site-Directed Mutagenesis Kit (Stratagene). Expression constructs were transiently transfected into HEK293 cells using calcium phosphate methods. About 24-48 h post-transfection, cell lysates were prepared in Ix PBS/1% Triton X-100 (Sigma) and protease inhibitors. GST pull-down assays were performed by mixing 100 μl of cell lysate with GST-mGluR5 or GST-Shank3 (residues 1143-1408) (Tu et al., in press) bound to glutathione-agarose, incubating at 4° C. for 2 h, and washing with 1×PBS and 1×PBS/1% Triton X-100. Bound products were eluted with 100 μl 2×SDS loading buffer and detected by SDS-PAGE and immunoblot using anti-myc antibody 9EI0 (Invitrogen) and ECL reagents (Amersham).

EXAMPLE 8 Homer Expression is Upregulated in Certain Brain Regions in Response to Electrically Induced Seizures

[0204] Rat Homer 1a was cloned based on its rapid upregulation in hippocampal granule cell neurons following electrically-induced seizure (MECS; see Brakeman et al., Nature 386:284 1997) The expression of other members of the Homer family was examined in the brain following seizure. Radio-labeled riboprobes were prepared using unique sequences for Homer 1a, Homer 1b, Homer 1c, Homer 2a, Homer 2b and Homer 3. Probes used did not distinguish between the splice forms of Homer 1b and 1c or Homer 2 and 2b.

[0205] (a) In Situ Hybridization

[0206] Anti-sense and sense cRNA probes were generated from each mouse Homer plasmid by in vitro transcription in the presence of ³⁵SUTP, as previously described (Lyford et al, Neuron 14:433 1995). Probe for Homer-1a (Xiao, 1998; GenBank #AF093257) was derived from nucleotides 1342 to 2140, for Homer 1b/c (Xiao, 1998; GenBank #AF093258) from nucleotides 785 to 1396, for Homer-2a/b (Xiao, 1998; GenBank #AF093260 submission) from nucleotides 486 to 1561, and for Homer-3 (GenBank #AF093261) from nucleotides 371 to 2123. Probe (about 10⁶ cpm in 75 μl hybridization buffer) was applied to each slide. Coverslipped slides were then incubated in humidified chambers overnight at 56° C. Following completion of wash steps, slides were air dried and exposed to Kodak Biomax MR film for 2-3 days.

[0207] The anatomic distribution in unstimulated animals reveals that expression of Homer 1a is similar to the expression of Homer 1b and Homer 1c. High levels of expression of Homer 1a are observed in the hippocampus, striatum and cortex. In the cortex, there is laminar expression with the highest levels in the superficial and deep layers. Expression of Homer 2a and 2b is enriched in the thalamus, olfactory bulb and principle neurons of the hippocampus in contrast to the cortex where low levels of expression of Homer 2a and 2b are observed. Homer 3 is expressed primarily in the cerebellum and hippocampus.

[0208] In situ hybridization studies demonstrate the dramatic induction of Homer 1a in response to MECS. In the hippocampus, induction of expression is estimated to be greater than 20-fold compared to hippocampus from unstimulated animals. MECS induced an increase in Homer 1b and 1c expression of about 1.5 fold as determined by blot analysis. Expression of Homer 2 and Homer 3 is not altered in response to MECS.

EXAMPLE 9 Formation of Multimeric Complexes of Homer Proteins

[0209] The CC secondary structure is implicated in protein-protein interactions (Lupas, 1996 supra). Therefore, the possibility that this domain might confer the ability to form homo- or hetero-multimers between Homer family members was examined. For examining the coiled-coil interaction of Homer family members, myc-tagged Homer-1c and Homer-2b were transfected into HEK293 cells and cell extracts were made 2-3 days post-transfection. Cell lysates were treated as described above.

[0210] First, the ability of full length, bacterially-expressed GST fusion proteins of Homer to bind full length myc-tagged Homer proteins expressed in HEK293 cells was tested. myc Homer 1c bound Homer 1b, Homer 2b, Homer 3, Homer 1b and Homer 2b carboxy-terminal CC domain, but not Homer 1a or Homer 2-amino-terminus. This is consistent with the notion that the CC domain is important in the interaction, since Homer 1a and Homer 2-amino-terminus doe not encode the CC domain. To test the specificity of the CC domain interactions, GST fusions of dynein IC-1a and dynein IC-2c were generated. The CC domains of these proteins show modest sequence to Homer family CC domains and bind to the CC domain of dynactin (Gill, 1991 supra). None of the myc-tagged Homer family members bound to either dynein IC-1a or dynein IC-2c.

[0211] To determine whether Homer family members naturally form multimers in brain, immunoprecipitates of cerebellum were examined. Extracts immunoprecipitated with Homer 1b/c antibody contained Homer 3, while extracts immunoprecipitated with Homer 3 contained Homer 1b/c. While it is possible that these co-immunoprecipitated Homer family members are associated by means other than their CC domains, the fact the amino-terminus of Homer is monovalent and cannot form extended concatomers supports a model of multimerization mediated by the CC domains. Homer 2 was not detected as a multimer with either Homer 1 or Homer 3 in these immunoprecipitation experiments.

EXAMPLE 10 Homer Family Proteins are Enriched at Brain Synaptic Fractions and are Expressed in Certain Peripheral Tissues

[0212] The distribution and localization of Homer family proteins was examined at the using immunochemical methods. Tissue extracts were assayed using immunoblot analysis and tissue localization was examined using immunohistochemistry at the light and ultrastructural levels.

[0213] (a) Immunoblot Analysis

[0214] Immunoblot staining of SDS (2%) extracts of various brain regions were examined to assess the distribution of Homer proteins in the brain. Homer 1b/c antibody detected a single band of about 47 kDa in cortex, hippocampus and cerebellum. These regions have similar levels of expression. The Homer 2a/b antibody detected a single major band in each of cortex, hippocampus and cerebellum. Less intense, higher apparent molecular mass bands were detected at about 60 and about 80 kDa. Homer 3 immunoblots showed low level expression in cortex and hippocampus and intense staining of a single band in cerebellum (47 kDa). Immmunostaining was completely blocked by preincubating the antibody with 10 μg/ml of the relevant peptide antigen.

[0215] (b) Immunohistochemistry

[0216] For light microscopy, rats were deeply anesthetized with sevoflurane and perfused through the aorta with 250 ml of saline followed by 400 cc each of 4% paraformaldehyde in 0.1% phosphate buffer (pH 6.5) and 4% paraformaldehyde in 0.1% phosphate buffer (pH 8.5). The rat was allowed to postfix for 1 hr. at room temperature and then prefused with 15% sucrose in 0.1% phosphate buffer (pH 7.4). The brain was removed and sectioned at 40 μm on a freezing sliding block microtome and collected in PBS. Tissue was stained with an immunoperoxidase technique, as follows. Brain sections were incubated in PBS containing 0.3% H₂O₂ and 0.25% Triton X-100 for 30 m and then washed 3×5 m in PBS. Sections were incubated in a buffer “PGT” containing 3% normal goat serum (Colorado Serum Co.) and 0.25% Triton X-100 in PBS for 1 hr. and then transferred to the primary antiserum diluted 1:750 in the same PGT buffer. Sections were gently shaken for 48 h at 4° C., washed 4×5 m in PBS and then incubated for 1 hr. at room temperature in a goat anti-rabbit IgG conjugated to horseradish peroxidase (Biosource International) diluted 1:100 in PGT. Sections were washed 4×5 m in PBS and incubated for 6 m at room temperature in 0.05% diaminobenzidine dihydrochloride (DAB:Sigma) and 0.01% H₂O₂ in 0.1 M phosphate buffer. Sections were washed in PBS, mounted onto gelatin chrome-alum subbed slides, dehydrated in a series of graded ethanol, cleared in xylene and coverslipped with DPX (BDH Limited).

[0217] Immunohistochemistry was performed to determine the cellular localization of Homer 1b/c and Homer 2a/b and Homer 3 in rat brain. Light microscopic examinations indicated that all three Homer proteins are enriched in Purkinje neurons. Immunoreactivity is present in the cytoplasmic region of the soma and extends prominently into the dendritic arbor. The nucleus is not stained. Little or no staining is detected in the contiguous granule cell layer. A similar light microscopic pattern of cellular localization was detected for Homer 3. Homer 2 immunostaining in cerebellum also showed staining in Purkinje neurons, but appeared technically less differentiated.

[0218] (c) Electron Microscopy

[0219] For EM, a postembedding immunogold method as described previously (Wang, et al., J Neurosci 18:1148 1998) was used and modified from the method of (Matsubara, et al., J Neurosci 16:4457 1996). Briefly, male Sprague-Dawley rats were perfused with 4% paraformaldehyde plus 0.5% glutaraldehyde in 0.1 M phosphate buffer. Two hundred micrometer parasagittal sections of the rostral cerebellum (folia III-V) were cryoprotected in 30% glycerol and frozen in liquid propane in a Leica EM CPC. Frozen sections were immersed in 1.5% uranyl acetate in methanol at −90° C. in a Leica AFS freeze-substitution instrument, infiltrated with Lowicryl HM 20 resin at −45° C., and polymerized with UV light. Thin sections were incubated in 0.1% sodium borohydride plus 50 mM glycine in Tris-buffered saline/0.1% Triton X-100 (TBST), followed by 10% normal goat serum (NGS) in TBST, primary antibody in 1% NGS/TBST, 10 nm immunogold (Amersham) in 1% NGS/TBST plus 0.5% polyethylene glycol, and finally staining in uranyl acetate and lead citrate. Primary antibodies were used at dilutions of 1:500 for Homer 1b and 1:100-1:400 for Homer 3.

[0220] Immunogold EM of Purkinje neurons of the cerebellum was performed to determine whether Homer family proteins are associated with synaptic structures. Homer 1b/c showed striking localization to the region of the postsynapic spine. Gold particles are densely concentrated in the region of the postsynaptic density (PSD). A very similar distribution is noted for Homer 3 immunoreactivity. It is noted that rather than being concentrated directed over the PSD or the contiguous plasma membrane, the majority of the gold particles appear to be present in the cytoplasm inmmediately subjacent to these structures.

[0221] Peripheral Tissues Homer proteins are expressed in peripheral tissues. In detergent extracts of heart and kidney, a single band at 47 kDa immunoreactive to Homer 1b and 1c is detected. In extracts of liver, a complex of three bands ranging from about 44 to 47 kDa is detected. In heart, liver, skeletal muscle and intestine, bands immunoreactive to Homer 2a and 2b are detected. Homer 3 immunoreactive bands are detected in extracts of lung and thymus.

[0222] Subcellular Distribution To examine the subcellular distribution of Homer proteins, a biochemical fractionation of rat forebrain was performed and fractions were analyzed by Western blotting with Homer antibodies. Fractions were blotted for mGluR5, BIP and synaptophysin to monitor anticipated enrichment of fractions. Homer 1b/c, 2a/b and 3 were present in the crude nuclear pellet (P1), the medium spin crude synaptosomal pellet (P2), and the high speed microsomal pellet (P3). BIP is a 78 kDa ER resident protein (Munro and Pelham, Cell 48:899 (1987)). and was enriched in both the P3 and the S3 fractions. While Homer 1b/c and Homer 3 were not abundant in the soluble (S3) fraction, Homer 2 was enriched in the S3 fraction. The P2 fraction was subfractionated after hypotonic lysis. The 25,000×g pellet (LP1), which is enriched in PSDs (Huttner et al., J Cell Biol 96:1374 (1983)), showed enriched presence of mGluR5. The high speed pellet (165,000 ×g; LP2) showed the anticipated enrichment in the synaptic vesicle protein synaptophysin (P38). Each of the Homer proteins was enriched in the LP1 fraction relative to LP2. the final soluble fraction (LS2) was uniquely enriched in Homer 2.

EXAMPLE 11 Transgenic Mouse Model Demonstrates that Expression of Homer 1a Selectively Blocks Binding of Homer 1b/c to mGluR5 In Vivo

[0223] N-terminal myc-tagged full-length Homer 1a ORF was cloned into the expression vector pT2 (Gordon, et al.,Cell 50:445 1987; Aigner, et al., Cell 83:269 1995). Transgenic mice were generated at the University of Alabama Transgenic Facility. Expression of the transgene protein was assayed by western blot with rabbit polyclonal antisera that recognizes all Homer 1 isoforms (pan-Homer 1 antibody) and myc antibody.

[0224] Homer 1a is unique within the family of Homer related proteins in that it is dynamically regulated and it lacks the CC domain. Accordingly, it was hypothesized that the EEG would bind to group 1 metabotropic receptors and disrupt the formation of multivalent complexes of Homer and mGluR. To examine this hypothesis, a transgenic mouse was generated that expresses Homer 1a under the control of a modified Thy-1 promoter (Gordon et al., 1987, supra), which drives neuron-specific expression in postnatal brain (Aigner et al., 1995, supra). Transgenic mice expressed Homer 1a at high levels in cortex, hippocampus, cerebellum and thalamus/brainstem relative to levels in wild type litter mate controls. The pattern of Homer 1a transgene expression is consistent with the previously reported activity of this promoter (Gordon et al, 1987, supra). As expected, antibodies for both Homer 1b/c and Homer 2a/b co-immunoprecipitated mGluR5 from detergent extracts of wild type forebrain. By contrast, Homer 1b/c antibody did not co-immunoprecipitate mGluR5 from transgenic mice. The effect of Homer 1a transgene expression was selective in that it did not disrupt the co-immunoprecipitation of Homer 3 with Homer 1b/c. The latter observation is consistent with the notion that the Homer 1b/c-Homer 3 interaction is mediated by the CC domain and is predicted not to be altered by Homer 1a expression. Homer 1a was not part of the complex co-immunoprecipitated with Homer 1b/c, consistent with the notion that the CC is necessary for association with the complex. The effect of the Homer 1a transgene in blocking the in vivo coupling of mGluR5 and Homer 1b/c was additionally selective in that Homer 2 antibody co-immunoprecipitated mGluR5 similarly from extracts of wild type and transgenic mice. Thus Homer 1a appears to selectively disrupt the interaction of Homer 1b/c with mGluR5 but not Homer 2 with mGluR5. Homer 3 is less highly expressed in forebrain than Homer 1b/c or Homer 2a/b and co-immunoprecipitates of mGluR5 with Homer 3 antibody were less clean. Accordingly, it could not be determined in these experiments whether Homer 1a also competes with Homer 3. Identical results were obtained in tow independent mouse lines that express Homer 1a transgene. The Homer 1a expressing transgenic mice have not been behaviorally characterized but appear normal in size and gross motor activity.

EXAMPLE 12 Yeast Two-Hybrid Screen

[0225] To examine the physiological functions of Homer, a novel family of proteins was identified based on its ability to interact with Homer family proteins in a yeast two-hybrid screen of a brain cDNA library. Homer 1a was subcloned into pPC97 (Chevray and Nathans, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A., 89:5789 (1992)) and used to screen a random primed cDNA library prepared from seizure-stimulated rat hippocampus and cortex cloned in pPC86 (Chevray and Nathans, 1992, id.) as described previously (Brakeman et al., Nature, 386:284 (1997)). The same library was rescreened using the PDZ domain of Shank 3 (amino acid residues 559-673) cloned into pPC86. The Shank 3 PDZ domain was also tested for interaction with mGluR constructs in pPC86. mGluR5 constructs included a wild type C-terminal 241 amino acid fragment and a four amino acid carboxy-terminal deletion of the same fragment.

[0226] Using Homer as “bait” in a yeast two-hybrid screen of a rat cortex and hippocampus cDNA library, multiple cDNA isolates of two novel genes were obtained. Sequencing and full length cloning identified these as distinct members of a gene family, termed Shank 1 and 3 (Naisbitt et al., Neuron (1999) 23:569-82). Shank family proteins are closely related to a previously described protein, termed Cortactin Binding protein (CortBP-1; Du et al., Mol. Cell Biol., 18:5838 (1998)).

EXAMPLE 13 Interactions Between Homer Proteins and Shank Proteins In Vitro and In Vivo

[0227] To characterize the interaction between Homer proteins and Shank proteins, the Shank cDNAs isolated from the yeast two-hybrid screen (Example 10)) were expressed in HEK293 for GST pulldown assays with GST-Homer 1a. The interaction between Homer and Shank proteins was further characterized by co-immunoprecipitation assays.

[0228] (a) Expression Constructs

[0229] Shank expression constructs were prepared as described (Naisbitt et al., in press). Site directed point mutants of Shank were generated using Quik Change (Stratagene). GST fusion constructs were prepared by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) using Pfu Polymerase (Stratagene) with specific primers that included SalI and NotI sequences. After digestion with SalI/NotI, PCR products were subcloned into pGEX4T-2 vector (Pharmacia Biotech, Uppsala, Sweden) or N-myc-tagged pRK 5 vector (modified from Genentech). All constructs were confirmed by sequencing. GST-fusion proteins were expressed in BL21 E. coli strains (GIBCO, BRL). Bacteria were harvested and lysed in PBS, 1% Triton X-100, 2 mM phenylmethylsulfonyl fluoride (PMSF) and pelleted at 13,000 rpm (Sorvall SS-34) at 4° C. for 5 m. Proteins were purified by incubating 1 ml bed volume glutathione-sepharose beads (Sigma) with bacterial supematant at 4° C. for 10 m. and washed twice with PBS and PBS plus 1% Triton X-100. Bound proteins were eluted with 10 mM glutathione and dialyzed against PBS at 4° C. Protein concentrations were measured by BCA (Pierce, Ill.). mGluR5 constructs and mutants are described in Tu et al., Neuron 21:717 (1998).

[0230] (b) GST Pulldown and Co-immunoprecipitation Assays

[0231] Expression constructs were transiently transfected into HEK293 cells using the calcium phosphate method. Cells were lysed 24-48 h post-transfection with PBS plus 1% Triton X-100. GST pull down assays were performed by mixing 100 μl cell lysates with beads charged with GST fusion proteins (1-3 μg/50 μl bed vol.) at 4° C. for 2 h followed by washing once with PBS, once with PBS plus 1% Triton X-100. Bound proteins were eluted with 100 μl 2×SDS loading buffer and detected by SDS-PAGE and immunoblotting using ECL reagents (Amersham). GST pull down assays of mGluR1a and mGluR5 from brain lysates were performed by sonicating rat cerebellum or cortex in 50 mM Tris, 1 mM EDTA, 1% CHAPS (Sigma), 0.5% deoxycholic acid (Sigma) and proteinase inhibitors with GST-proteins and these tissue extracts were then processed as above. For immunoprecipitation from COS7 cells, transfected cells were extracted in RIPA (see Naisbitt et al., 1999, supra). Soluble extracts were precipitated with 2 μg control non-immune IgG, Myc or Shank 1 (56/e) antibodies (Naisbitt et al., 1999, supra).

[0232] Extracts of forebrain crude synaptosomes for immunoprecipitation were prepared using deoxycholic acid as described previously (Dunah et al., Mol. Pharmacol. 53429 (1998)). Forebrain P2 fraction was extracted in 1% deoxycholic acid, dialyzed over night into 0.1% Triton X-100, 50 mM Tris, pH 7.4. Concurrently, 5 μg of each antibody was pre-incubated overnight with 10 μl bed volume protein A-sepharose. After centrifugation at 100,000g for 1 h, 50 μg of extract was incubated with antibody-protein A in 100 μl 0.1% Triton X-100, 50 mM Tris, pH 7.4 for 2 h at 4° C. Pellets were washed 4 times with 1 ml incubation buffer, and bound proteins were analyzed by immunoblotting.

[0233] Antibodies Shank antibodies were raised in rabbits immunized with GST-fusions of Shank 3 residues 1379-1740 and 1379-1675 (Covance, Denver, Pa.). Similar bands were seen on rat brain immunoblots with both antisera. GKAP, PSD 95 and Shank 1 (56/e) antibodies are described in (Naisbitt et al., 1999, supra). Homer antibodies are described above. Anti-mGluR 1a monoclonal antibody is from Pharmingen and rabbit polyclonal mGluR5 antiserum was obtained from Dr Richard Huganir (Johns Hopkins University).

[0234] Shank cDNAs derived from the yeast two-hybrid screen were expressed in HEK293 cells for GST pulldown assays with GST-Homer 1a. Each of the Shank polypeptides specifically bound Homer 1a. Based on the finding that the Homer EVH1 domain binds a specific proline-rich motif, three potential Homer binding sites (or Homer “ligands”) that are conserved in Shank 1, 2, 3 and CortBP-1 were identified.(Naisbitt et al., 1999, supra). To define the Homer binding site on Shank family proteins, three deletion fragments of Shank 3 that included, respectively, amino acid residues 559-908, amino acid residues 1143-1408, and amino acid residues 1379-1740 were testing for their ability to bind to Homer 1b, Homer 1c, Homer 2 and Homer 3 in GST pulldown assays. Similar binding specificity was detected with each of the Homer proteins. Only Shank3 fragment 1143-1408 bound to Homer. This region contains the amino acid sequence that most closely resembles the Homer ligand peptide consensus (LVPPPEEFAN; residues 1307-1316). A similar sequence is present in Shankl (PLPPPLEFSN 1563-1572; see Naisbitt et al., 1999, supra). CortBP possesses two similar sites; (PLPPPLEFAN; residues 813-822) and (FLPPPESFDA residues 878-887). Fragments of Shank3 containing amino acid residues located nearer the amino-terminal of the protein such as Shank 3 fragment 559-908 (which includes the PDZ domain and the first proline-rich motif) did not bind to Homer, but did bind to GKAP (Naisbitt et al., 1999, supra). Similarly, Shank3 fragment 1379-1740, which includes the carboxy-terminal proline-rich sequence and the SAM domain, did not bind to Homer, though it is capable of binding itself and cortactin (Naisbitt et al., 1999, supra). These studies identify the Homer binding site as being distinct from either the PDZ domain that binds GKAP, or the proline-rich binding site that binds cortactin and which is located nearer to the carboxy-terminal (Naisbitt et al., 1999, supra).

[0235] To confirm the site of Homer interaction, site directed point mutants of the putative Homer ligand in Shank3 were assessed for their ability to bind to GST-Homer 1c. Full length wild type Shank 3, Shank3(P1311L), and Shank3(F1314C) were expressed in HEK293 cells and assayed for binding to GST-Homer 1c. Compared to wild type Shank 3, both point mutants showed dramatically reduced binding to Homer. These experiments provide further confirmation that the Homer ligand in Shank3 is the principle site of interaction.

[0236] It has been previously demonstrated that amino acids 1-110 of the Homer EVH1 domain are necessary and sufficient for binding to Homer ligands (Brakeman et al., 1997, supra; Tu et al., 1998, supra). To confirm that the EVH1 domain of Homer mediates interactions with Shank, a series of point mutants of the Homer 1 EVH1 domain were generated. Mutations that disrupted binding to mGluR5 disrupted binding to Shank 3 in an identical manner, indicating Homer binds both proteins via a similar EVH1-dependent mechanism (Beneken et al., 2000, supra).

[0237] To confirm the interaction between Homer and Shank in a mammalian cell context, co-immunoprecipitation experiments were performed in heterologous cells. COS7 cell were transfected with Myc tagged-Homer 1b, Shank 1, or Shank 1 plus myc-Homer 1b. Detergent extracts of cells were subjected to immunoprecipitation and blotted with myc, shank, or control (non-immune IgG) antibodies. Homer 1b was used in these experiments because it expresses more efficiently in mammalian cells than Homer 1a. There is co-immunoprecipitation of Homer with Shank antibody and of Shank with myc antibody only from cells expressing both Shank and myc-Homer 1b.

[0238] To demonstrate the in vivo relevance of the Homer-Shank interaction, co-immunoprecipitation experiments were performed using detergent extracts of rat brain. Detergent extracts of rat forebrain fractions were immunoprecipitated with Shank and control (non-immune) antisera. Immunoprecipitates were blotted for Homer, Shank and GRIP antibodies. Antibodies raised against a fusion protein of Shank 1 immunoprecipitated Homer 1b and 1c proteins as well as Shank from rat forebrain. GRIP was not co-immunoprecipitated with Shank and neither Shank or Homer were precipitated by non-immune IgGs. Furthermore, another Shank antibody, generated against Shank 3 fragment 1379-1675, co-immunoprecipitated Homer 1b and 1c extracted from both cerebellum and cortex.

EXAMPLE 14 Homer and Shank Mediate Clustering of Cell-Surface Receptors

[0239] Shank proteins may link Homer proteins with components of a cell-surface clustering complex, such as the NMDA clustering complex.

[0240] COS7 cells were transfected using the Lipofectamine method (GIBCO-BRL) on poly-lysine coated coverslips for clustering experiments, as described in Naisbitt et al. ([in press] 1999, supra) and Kim et al. (Neuron 17:103 1996). Primary antibodies were used as follows: GKAP C9589, 1 μg/ml (Naisbitt et al., 1999, supra); Shank 56/e 0.5 μg/ml (Naisbitt et al., 1999, supra), PSD-95, 1:1000 diluted guinea pig serum (Kim et al., Neuron 378:85 1995). Cy3 and (fluoroscein isothiocyanate conjugate (FITC)-conjugated secondary antibodies (Jackson Immunoresearch) were used at dilutions of 1:500 and 1:100 respectively.

[0241] Yeast two-hybrid screens were performed as described in Example 10.

[0242] A yeast two-hybrid screen of the same rat brain cDNA library was performed using the PDZ domain of Shank3 as bait. From this screen, two identical clones of the carboxy-terminus of GKAP-3/SAPAP3 were isolated. In a reciprocal screen, Naisbitt et al., 1999, supra) isolated multiple clones of Shank1, 2 and 3 using GKAP as bait. This result provides independent confirmation of the specificity of the interaction between the Shank and GKAP/SAPAP families of proteins.

[0243] The cDNA from the yeast two-hybrid screen encoding the carboxy-terminal 347 amino acids of GKAP-3 was expressed with an amino-terminal myc tag in HEK293 cells and tested for binding to GST fusion constructs of Shank3 and other PDZ containing proteins. The GST fusion of Shank3 fragments containing just the PDZ domain (residues 559-673) was sufficient to bind GKAP3, while a Shank3 construct lacking the PDZ domain (residues 665-908) failed to bind. Additionally, PDZ domains of GRIP and SAP102 failed to pull down GKAP3, demonstrating the specificity of the Shank-GKAP interaction.

[0244] The above findings suggest that Homer, Shank and GKAP may assemble into a ternary complex. To explore this further, GST pull-down assays were performed using rat brain extracts. The carboxy-terminal 76 amino acids of GKAP1a, containing the Shank PDZ-binding sequence -QTRL, was fused to GST GST-GKAP(carboxy-terminal). GST-GKAP(carboxy-terminal) specifically pulled down both Shank and Homer 1b and 1c, but not GKAP 1 or several other proteins (Naisbitt et al., 1999, supra). Since GKAP binds directly to Shank but not to Homer (Naisbitt et al., 1999, supra), the results suggest that the GKAP-pulldown of Homer is mediated by Shank. These findings corroborate the co-immunoprecipitation experiments of Shank and Homer from brain extracts and confirm that Homer is associated with Shank in a native complex.

[0245] Since Shank proteins may link Homer proteins with components of the NMDA clustering complex, co-clustering of these proteins in transfected COS cells was assessed. In cells co-expressing Homer 1b and PSD-95, both proteins showed a diffuse distribution in the cytoplasm. This is not surprising, since Homer and PSD-95 do not interact directly. When cells were transfected with Shank1 and GKAP in addition to Homer and PSD-95, Homer and PSD-95 redistributed into plaque-like clusters in which both proteins were exactly co-localized. By contrast, co-clustering of Homer and PSD-95 was not observed following co-transfection of Homer and PSD-95 with either Shank1 or GKAP alone. Thus, Homer and PSD-95 co-cluster only upon co-expression of Shank and GKAP. Therefore, Shank and GKAP may mediate the formation of a quaternary protein complex containing PSD-95 and Homer (see also Naisbitt et al., 1999, supra). Other types of macromolecular complexes may also form when Homer and Shank proteins interact. Cells expressing Homer 1b and Shank 1 (without GKAP or PSD-95) exhibited a redistribution of Homer 1b into a reticular filamentous pattern, as well as into clusters; in both kinds of structures Shank and Homer immunoreactivities were co-localized. These findings provide further evidence for an interaction between Homer and Shank, and suggest that Homer 1b and Shank can co-assemble into higher order macrocomplexes. This result is consistent with the biochemical properties of Shank that include its ability to self-multimerize and bind cortactin (Naisbitt et al., 1999, supra). Since Shank, GKAP, and PSD-95 are components of NMDA receptor-associated complex (Naisbitt et al., 1999, supra), the identification of Homer as a Shank-binding protein invokes a molecular link between the NMDA receptor complex and Homer-associated synaptic proteins such as mGluR1a and 5 and the inositol trisphosphate receptor.

[0246] Group 1 Metabotropic Receptors Based on the observations in heterologous cells that Shank clusters with Homer 1b and that Shank together with GKAP can mediate the co-clustering of Homer and PSD-95 Shank may mediate clustering of group 1 metabotropic glutamate receptors (mGluRs). Co-expression of Shank1 and mGluR5 in COS cells did not result in obvious clustering of either protein. Similarly, Homer and mGluR5 do not form co-clusters. Co-expression of the three proteins Homer, Shank 1, and mGluR5, however, resulted in conspicuous co-clustering of mGluR5 with Shank 1. Clustering of mGluR5 in these triply transfected cells was dependent on the ability of Homer to bind the receptor since a point mutant of mGluR5 that does not interact with Homer failed to co-cluster with Shank. Thus, both Homer and Shank are required to mediate the clustering of mGluR5.

EXAMPLE 15 The Shank 3 PDZ Domain Binds the Carboxy-Terminus of Group 1 Metabotropic Receptors Directly at a Site Distinct from the Homer Binding Site

[0247] The Shank PDZ domain shows selective binding to the GKAP carboxy-terminus (Naisbitt et al., 1999, supra). The carboxy-terminal sequence of GKAP (-QTRL) finds similarities with that of the group 1 mGluRs (mGluR1a-SSSL; mGluR5-SSTL) and therefore it was determined whether the PDZ domain of Shank can directly bind the carboxy-terminus of group 1 mGluRs. GST-pulldown assays were performed using extracts from heterologous cells expressing a recombinant mGluR5 carboxy-terminal 241 amino acid peptide. The mGluR5 carboxy-terminal tail bound two partially overlapping constructs of Shank 3 that included the PDZ domain (559-908; and 559-673), but not a construct from which the PDZ domain was deleted (amino acids 665-908). Binding of mGluR to the Shank3 PDZ domain was qualitatively similar to mGluR5 binding to Homer 1c and Homer 2. Negative controls included absence of binding of mGluR to SAP102 PDZ1-3 and GRIP PDZ 4-6. Furthermore, a deletion mutant of the mGluR5 polypeptide that lacked the carboxy-terminal four amino acids failed to bind to the PDZ domain of Shank3. Identical interactions between Shank PDZ and mGluR5 C-terminal tail were detected in a yeast two-hybrid analysis. These studies indicate that the PDZ domain of Shank 3 can bind the carboxy-terminus of group 1 metabotropic receptors via a PDZ-mediated interaction with the carboxy-terminal sequence-S S/T L.

[0248] To confirm that Shank3 PDZ domain can bind full length native mGluRs, GST pull down assays were performed with detergent extracts of forebrain or cerebellum. The PDZ domain of Shank 3 bound specifically to mGluR1a and mGluR5 from cerebellum and forebrain, respectively. (Cerebellum predominantly expresses mGluR1, while forebrain expresses predominantly mGluR5.) While it is possible that the Shank3 PDZ pulldown of mGluRs from brain extracts is indirect, via Shank PDZ pulling down a GKAP-Shank-Homer-mGluR complex, this extended complex is unlikely given the more modest ability of GST-GKAP to pull down Homer.

[0249] These studies suggest that Shank may interact with the cytoplasmic tail of mGluR1a/5 both directly, via its PDZ domain, and indirectly, via Homer. The inability of Shank 1 to cluster mGluR5 in the absence of Homer indicates that the direct PDZ-dependent Shank-mGluR interaction is contingent upon a co-incident Homer interaction. Both modes of interaction with mGluR may be involved in mGluR clustering by Shank and contribute to physiological regulation.

EXAMPLE 16 Shank and Homer Co-Localization at Specific Post Synaptic Densities

[0250] Immuno Electron Microscopy A postembedding immunogold method (Petralia et al., Nature Neurosci 2:31 1999; Zhao et al., J Neurosci 18:5517 1998) was used. Male Sprague-Dawley rats was perfused with 4% paraformaldehyde plus 0.5% glutaraldehyde in 0.1 M phosphate buffer (PBS). Parasagittal sections (250 μm) of the hippocampus were cryoprotected in 30% glycerol and frozen in liquid propane in a Leica EM CPC. Frozen sections were immersed in 1.5% uranyl acetate in methanol at −90° C. in a Leica AFS freeze-substitution instrument, infiltrated with Lowicryl HM 20 resin at −45° C., and polymerized with UV light. Thin sections were incubated in 0.1% sodium borohydride plus 50 mM glycine in Tris-buffered saline/0.1% Triton X-100 (TBST), followed by incubations in 10% normal goat serum (NGS) in TBST, primary antibody in 1% NGS/TBST, 10 nm immunogold (Amersham) in 1% NGS/TBST plus 0.5% polyethylene glycol, and finally staining with uranyl acetate and lead citrate. For double labeling, the first primary antibody (e.g., Shank; Shank3 1379-1675 antigen) and corresponding immunogold-conjugated antibody (10 nm gold) were applied, sections were exposed to paraformaldehyde vapors at 80° C. for one hour, and the second primary (Homer 1b and 1c) and secondary (20 nm gold; Ted Pella/BBI International) antibodies were applied the following day. Controls (showing little or no gold labeling) included absence of the primary antibody for single labeling and absence of the second primary antibody for double labeling. Primary antibodies were used at dilutions of 1:100-1:300 for Shank and 1:400 for Homer 1b and 1c.

[0251] An antibody generated against a carboxy-terminal region of Shank 3 (amino acids 1379-1675) was used to examine the ultrastructual distribution of the Shank proteins in brain. This antibody recognizes multiple bands on brain immunoblots, including major bands of ˜160-180 kD and ˜210 kD in forebrain and cerebellum, similar to those seen with other Shank antibodies (see Naisbitt et al., 1999, supra). The different size bands presumably derive from the multiple Shank genes and splice variants. All Shank immunoreactivity is blocked by incubation of the Shank antibody with the Shank fusion protein antigen.

[0252] Immunogold electron microscopy revealed intense Shank immunoreactivity at the PSD of CA1 pyramidal neurons. Gold particles were distributed over the entire region of the PSD. In the same preparations, Homer 1b /1c was found to co-distribute with Shank. In all profiles with immunostaining for both Shank and Homer, gold particles were present over the PSD but also extended into the region subjacent to the PSD. This distribution is similar to the distribution of NMDA receptors associated with the postsynaptic membrane (Petralia et al., 1999, supra) and distinct from the distribution of mGluR5 which are most prevalent in the perisynaptic membrane region just outside the PSD (Lujan et al., Eur J Neurosci 8:1488 1996). This spatial localization is consistent with the idea that Shank 3 and Homer interact with components of both the NMDA receptor and metabotropic receptor signaling complexes.

[0253] This family of proteins that interact with Homer are identical to the Shank family of postsynaptic density (PSD) proteins that interact with GKAP and PSD-95 complex (Naisbitt et al., 1999, supra). Shank uses distinct domains to bind to GKAP and to Homer, and thus can form a bridge between proteins of this family. Shank/GKAP is also associated with NMDA

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[0408] It is to be understood that while the invention has been described in conjunction with the detailed description thereof, the foregoing description is intended to illustrate and not limit the scope of the invention, which is defined by the scope of the appended claims. Other aspects, advantages, and modifications are within the scope of the following claims. TABLE 1 Data Collection, Phase Calculation, and Refinement Statistics MAD Data Collection Statistics Wavelength (λ) 09879 09793 09790 09611 Unique 24051    24179    24226    24481    reflections Redundancy 6.2 6.2 6.2 6.3 Completeness 96.8  97.2  97.3  98.4  (%) Signal 21.5  21.0  20.9  20.4  (<I>/σ<I>)^(a) (2.3) (2.1) (2.0) (1.9) R_(sym)(%) 8.1 8.7 9.1 8.8 Overall figure  0.71 of merit MAD Structure Factor Ratios^(b) and Anomalous Scattering Factors^(c) Wavelength (λ) 0.9879 0.9783 0.9790 0.9611 0.9879 0.033 0.040 0.032 0.026 0.9793 0.047 0.029 0.044 0.9790 0.063 0.036 0.9611 0.050 f′ (e)  −4.87    −9.96 −8.06 −4.15 f″ (e) 0.47  3.77 6.28 4.12 Refinement Statistics R_(crys)t 25.3   (%) R_(free) 28.4   (%) Average 24.8 protein/31.7 solvent B (Υ²) No. of 88   water molecules RMSD  0.0126 bond lengths (Υ) RMSD bond 1.745 angles (°) RMSD B 0.837/1.487 bonds/angles main chain values 1.021/1.594 bonds/angles side chains (Υ²)

Amino Acid Residues and the Homer Binding Domain

[0409] Amino Acid Residues and the Homer Binding Domain Expression Level Mutation (Western Blot) Binding^(a) Homer 2 EVH WT ++ + − F7A − ND F7R + + S8L + − N23A ++ + S28A + − V34M ++ + S35V ++ + D39A ++ − R42E ++ − R42A ++ + R46A ++ − R46C ++ + I48A ++ + N58A ++ + N64G ++ + F67S + − K69A ++ + Q72A ++ + F74A ++ + F74L ++ + F90S ++ + E93K + + H95A ++ + L96S + + F109C ++ +

[0410] TABLE 2 WASP EVH1 Mutations Table 2A - β1 region WASP Residue/Mutation Homer Residue Exposed L39M  Met 1  C43W Pro 5 L46P   Ser 8  T48I   Arg 10 E133K  His 95 Buried/partially buried T45M  Phe 7  A47D  Thr 9   A49E   Ala 11

[0411] TABLE 2B β3 region WASP Residue/Mutation Homer Residue Exposed S82P/F Arg 42 Buried/partially buried F84L  Val 44  R86C/H/P/L Arg 46 G89D  Ser 49 

[0412] TABLE 2C Other mutations WASP Residue/Mutation Homer Residue Exposed P58L  Pro 18  E131K Glu 93 Buried/partially buried H68P  Ser 28 V75M  Ser 35 Y107S/C Phe 67 G125R Gly 87 F128S Phe 90 A134T/V  Leu 96   Other A56V — W97C —

[0413] Homer Sequence Listing SEQ ID No. Sequence 1 Human Homer 1a (nucleic acid) 2 Human Homer 1a (amino acid) 3 Human Homer 1b (nucleic acid) 4 Human Homer 1b (amino acid) 5 IRS-1 6 β-spectrin 7 Human Homer 2a (nucleic acid) 8 Human Homer 2a (amino acid) 9 Human Homer 2b (nucleic acid) 10 Human Homer 2b (amino acid) 11 Human Homer 3 (nucleic acid) 12 Human Homer 3 (amino acid) 13 peptide binding—core region: PPXXFR 14 peptide binding—extended region: ALTPPSPFRD 15 Homer interacting protein: rat I30 (nucleic acid) 16 Homer interacting protein: rat I30 (amino acid) 17 Homer interacting protein: rat I42 (nucleic acid) 18 Homer interacting protein: rat I42 (amino acid) 19 Homer interacting protein: human I30 (nucleic acid) 20 Homer interacting protein: human I30 (amino acid) 21 Homer interacting protein: human I42 (nucleic acid) 22 Homer interactin protein: human I42 (amino acid) 23 Mouse Homer 1a (nucleic acid) 24 Mouse Homer 1a (amino acid) 25 Mouse Homer 1b (nucleic acid) 26 Mouse Homer 1b (amino acid) 27 Mouse Homer 2a (nucleic acid) 28 Mouse Homer 2a (amino acid) 29 Mouse Homer 2b (nucleic acid) 30 Mouse Homer 2b (amino acid) 31 Mouse Homer 3 (nucleic acid) 32 Mouse Homer 3 (amino acid) 33 Rat Homer 1a (nucleic acid) 34 Rat Homer 1a (amino acid) 35 Rat Homer 1b (nucleic acid) 36 Rat Homer 1b (amino acid) 37 Rat Homer 1c (nucleic acid) 38 Rat Homer 1c (amino acid) 39 Rat Shank 3a (nucleic acid) 40 Rat Shank 3a (amino acid) 41 Human Homer 3a (nucleic acid) 42 Human Homer 3a (amino acid) 43 Rat INADL partial nucleic acid sequence 44 Rat INADL partial amino acid sequence 47 optimal ligand for Mena: FPPPP 48 ligand motif: KIAA 49 forward primer for PCR: 5′-GACAGCAGAGCCAACACCGTG-3′ 50 reverse primer for PCR: 5′-GTCTGCAGCTCCATCTCCCAC-3′ 51 primer for PCR: 5′-CACGGTGTTGGCTCTGCTGTC-3′ 52 degenerate primer: 5′-ATGGG(A/G/C)GA(AIG)CA(AIG)CC(T/C/G)AT(T/C)TTC3′ 53 conserved amino acid sequence: MGEQPIF 54 oligonucleotide for PCR: 5′-GAGGGTAGCCAGTTCAGCCTC-3′ 55 oligonucleotide for PCR: 5′-GTTGATCTCACTGCATTGTTC-3′ 56 peptide contained in Homer 2b and 1c: IFELTELRDNLAKLLECS 57 peptide contained in Homer 2a and 2b: GKIDDLHDFRRGLSKLGTDN 58 peptide contained in Homer 3: RLFELSELREGLARLAEAA 59 Homer residues 1307-1316: LVPPPEEFAN 60 Homer residues 1563-1572: PLPPPLEFSN 61 Homer residues 813-822: PLPPPLEFAN 62 Homer residues 878-887: FLPPPESFDA

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0 SEQUENCE LISTING <160> NUMBER OF SEQ ID NOS: 72 <210> SEQ ID NO 1 <211> LENGTH: 1084 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Homo sapiens <220> FEATURE: <221> NAME/KEY: CDS <222> LOCATION: (76)..(789) <400> SEQUENCE: 1 agacggagaa attcctttgg aagttattcc gtagcataag agctgaaact tcagagcaag 60 ttttcattgg gcaaa atg ggg gaa caa cct atc ttc agc act cga gct cat 111 Met Gly Glu Gln Pro Ile Phe Ser Thr Arg Ala His 1 5 10 gtc ttc caa att gac cca aac aca aag aag aac tgg gta ccc acc agc 159 Val Phe Gln Ile Asp Pro Asn Thr Lys Lys Asn Trp Val Pro Thr Ser 15 20 25 aag cat gca gtt act gtg tct tat ttc tat gac agc aca aga aat gtg 207 Lys His Ala Val Thr Val Ser Tyr Phe Tyr Asp Ser Thr Arg Asn Val 30 35 40 tat agg ata atc agt tta gat ggc tca aag gca ata ata aat agt acc 255 Tyr Arg Ile Ile Ser Leu Asp Gly Ser Lys Ala Ile Ile Asn Ser Thr 45 50 55 60 atc acc cca aac atg aca ttt act aaa aca tct cag aag ttt ggc cag 303 Ile Thr Pro Asn Met Thr Phe Thr Lys Thr Ser Gln Lys Phe Gly Gln 65 70 75 tgg gct gat agc cgg gca aac acc gtt tat gga ttg gga ttc tcc tct 351 Trp Ala Asp Ser Arg Ala Asn Thr Val Tyr Gly Leu Gly Phe Ser Ser 80 85 90 gag cat cat ctt tcg aaa ttt gca gaa aag ttt cag gaa ttt aaa gaa 399 Glu His His Leu Ser Lys Phe Ala Glu Lys Phe Gln Glu Phe Lys Glu 95 100 105 gct gct cga cta gca aag gaa aaa tca caa gag aag atg gaa ctt acc 447 Ala Ala Arg Leu Ala Lys Glu Lys Ser Gln Glu Lys Met Glu Leu Thr 110 115 120 agt aca cct tca cag gaa tcc gca ggc ggg gat ctt cag tct cct tta 495 Ser Thr Pro Ser Gln Glu Ser Ala Gly Gly Asp Leu Gln Ser Pro Leu 125 130 135 140 aca ccg gaa agt atc aac ggg aca gat gat gaa aga aca cct gat gtg 543 Thr Pro Glu Ser Ile Asn Gly Thr Asp Asp Glu Arg Thr Pro Asp Val 145 150 155 aca cag aac tca gag cca agg gct gaa cca act cag aat gca ttg cca 591 Thr Gln Asn Ser Glu Pro Arg Ala Glu Pro Thr Gln Asn Ala Leu Pro 160 165 170 ttt tca cat agt tca gca atc agc aaa cat tgg gag gct gaa ctg gct 639 Phe Ser His Ser Ser Ala Ile Ser Lys His Trp Glu Ala Glu Leu Ala 175 180 185 acc ctc aaa gga aat aat gcc aaa ctc act gca gcc ctg ctg gag tcc 687 Thr Leu Lys Gly Asn Asn Ala Lys Leu Thr Ala Ala Leu Leu Glu Ser 190 195 200 act gcc aat gtg aaa caa tgg aaa cag caa ctt gct gcc tat caa gag 735 Thr Ala Asn Val Lys Gln Trp Lys Gln Gln Leu Ala Ala Tyr Gln Glu 205 210 215 220 gaa gca gaa cgt ctg cac aag cgg gta att tca ggg ctg atg tct ata 783 Glu Ala Glu Arg Leu His Lys Arg Val Ile Ser Gly Leu Met Ser Ile 225 230 235 ggg att tagggctaac aggttttctt gatcagaaga aatttgcatg tagattcagc 839 Gly Ile acagggatat cttctagttc taggatgtca gaacatagat atgggttgta tgatatgcat 899 ttgtttgatt aagaaaaata ttttccatag tttaatgaga atgaagaata ataccgcctt 959 ttgaagtcaa caaaccatgt tgattcccca tattatccat ggggactagc agtaatgcac 1019 aagtacataa aagcactaat gtattagtgc tagttgatta gtactgacat ggtagttaaa 1079 gtgga 1084 <210> SEQ ID NO 2 <211> LENGTH: 238 <212> TYPE: PRT <213> ORGANISM: Homo sapiens <400> SEQUENCE: 2 Met Gly Glu Gln Pro Ile Phe Ser Thr Arg Ala His Val Phe Gln Ile 1 5 10 15 Asp Pro Asn Thr Lys Lys Asn Trp Val Pro Thr Ser Lys His Ala Val 20 25 30 Thr Val Ser Tyr Phe Tyr Asp Ser Thr Arg Asn Val Tyr Arg Ile Ile 35 40 45 Ser Leu Asp Gly Ser Lys Ala Ile Ile Asn Ser Thr Ile Thr Pro Asn 50 55 60 Met Thr Phe Thr Lys Thr Ser Gln Lys Phe Gly Gln Trp Ala Asp Ser 65 70 75 80 Arg Ala Asn Thr Val Tyr Gly Leu Gly Phe Ser Ser Glu His His Leu 85 90 95 Ser Lys Phe Ala Glu Lys Phe Gln Glu Phe Lys Glu Ala Ala Arg Leu 100 105 110 Ala Lys Glu Lys Ser Gln Glu Lys Met Glu Leu Thr Ser Thr Pro Ser 115 120 125 Gln Glu Ser Ala Gly Gly Asp Leu Gln Ser Pro Leu Thr Pro Glu Ser 130 135 140 Ile Asn Gly Thr Asp Asp Glu Arg Thr Pro Asp Val Thr Gln Asn Ser 145 150 155 160 Glu Pro Arg Ala Glu Pro Thr Gln Asn Ala Leu Pro Phe Ser His Ser 165 170 175 Ser Ala Ile Ser Lys His Trp Glu Ala Glu Leu Ala Thr Leu Lys Gly 180 185 190 Asn Asn Ala Lys Leu Thr Ala Ala Leu Leu Glu Ser Thr Ala Asn Val 195 200 205 Lys Gln Trp Lys Gln Gln Leu Ala Ala Tyr Gln Glu Glu Ala Glu Arg 210 215 220 Leu His Lys Arg Val Ile Ser Gly Leu Met Ser Ile Gly Ile 225 230 235 <210> SEQ ID NO 3 <211> LENGTH: 1166 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Homo sapiens <220> FEATURE: <221> NAME/KEY: CDS <222> LOCATION: (1)..(1062) <400> SEQUENCE: 3 atg ggg gag cag ccg att ttc agc act cga gct cat gtc ttc caa att 48 Met Gly Glu Gln Pro Ile Phe Ser Thr Arg Ala His Val Phe Gln Ile 1 5 10 15 gac cca aac aca aag aag aac tgg gta ccc acc agc aag cat gca gtt 96 Asp Pro Asn Thr Lys Lys Asn Trp Val Pro Thr Ser Lys His Ala Val 20 25 30 act gtg tct tat ttc tat gac agc aca aga aat gtg tat agg ata atc 144 Thr Val Ser Tyr Phe Tyr Asp Ser Thr Arg Asn Val Tyr Arg Ile Ile 35 40 45 agt tta gat ggc tca aag gca ata ata aat agt acc atc acc cca aac 192 Ser Leu Asp Gly Ser Lys Ala Ile Ile Asn Ser Thr Ile Thr Pro Asn 50 55 60 atg aca ttt act aaa aca tct cag aag ttt ggc cag tgg gct gat agc 240 Met Thr Phe Thr Lys Thr Ser Gln Lys Phe Gly Gln Trp Ala Asp Ser 65 70 75 80 cgg gca aac acc gtt tat gga ttg gga ttc tcc tct gag cat cat ctt 288 Arg Ala Asn Thr Val Tyr Gly Leu Gly Phe Ser Ser Glu His His Leu 85 90 95 tcg aaa ttt gca gaa aag ttt cag gaa ttt aaa gaa gct gct cga cta 336 Ser Lys Phe Ala Glu Lys Phe Gln Glu Phe Lys Glu Ala Ala Arg Leu 100 105 110 gca aag gaa aaa tca caa gag aag atg gaa ctt acc agt aca cct tca 384 Ala Lys Glu Lys Ser Gln Glu Lys Met Glu Leu Thr Ser Thr Pro Ser 115 120 125 cag gaa tcc gca ggc ggg gat ctt cag tct cct tta aca ccg gaa agt 432 Gln Glu Ser Ala Gly Gly Asp Leu Gln Ser Pro Leu Thr Pro Glu Ser 130 135 140 atc aac ggg aca gat gat gaa aga aca cct gat gtg aca cag aac tca 480 Ile Asn Gly Thr Asp Asp Glu Arg Thr Pro Asp Val Thr Gln Asn Ser 145 150 155 160 gag cca agg gct gaa cca act cag aat gca ttg cca ttt tca cat agt 528 Glu Pro Arg Ala Glu Pro Thr Gln Asn Ala Leu Pro Phe Ser His Ser 165 170 175 tca gca atc agc aaa cat tgg gag gct gaa ctg gct acc ctc aaa gga 576 Ser Ala Ile Ser Lys His Trp Glu Ala Glu Leu Ala Thr Leu Lys Gly 180 185 190 aat aat gcc aaa ctc act gca gcc ctg ctg gag tcc act gcc aat gtg 624 Asn Asn Ala Lys Leu Thr Ala Ala Leu Leu Glu Ser Thr Ala Asn Val 195 200 205 aaa caa tgg aaa cag caa ctt gct gcc tat caa gag gaa gca gaa cgt 672 Lys Gln Trp Lys Gln Gln Leu Ala Ala Tyr Gln Glu Glu Ala Glu Arg 210 215 220 ctg cac aag cgg gtg act gaa ctt gaa tgt gtt agt agc caa gca aat 720 Leu His Lys Arg Val Thr Glu Leu Glu Cys Val Ser Ser Gln Ala Asn 225 230 235 240 gca gta cat act cat aag aca gaa tta aat cag aca ata caa gaa ctg 768 Ala Val His Thr His Lys Thr Glu Leu Asn Gln Thr Ile Gln Glu Leu 245 250 255 gaa gag aca ctg aaa ctg aag gaa gag gaa ata gaa agg tta aaa caa 816 Glu Glu Thr Leu Lys Leu Lys Glu Glu Glu Ile Glu Arg Leu Lys Gln 260 265 270 gaa att gat aat gcc aga gaa cta caa gaa cag agg gat tct ttg act 864 Glu Ile Asp Asn Ala Arg Glu Leu Gln Glu Gln Arg Asp Ser Leu Thr 275 280 285 cag aaa cta cag gaa gta gaa att cgg aac aaa gac ctg gag gga caa 912 Gln Lys Leu Gln Glu Val Glu Ile Arg Asn Lys Asp Leu Glu Gly Gln 290 295 300 ctg tct gac tta gag caa cgt ctg gag aaa agt cag aat gaa caa gaa 960 Leu Ser Asp Leu Glu Gln Arg Leu Glu Lys Ser Gln Asn Glu Gln Glu 305 310 315 320 gct ttt cgc aat aac ctg aag aca ctc tta gaa att ctg gat gga aag 1008 Ala Phe Arg Asn Asn Leu Lys Thr Leu Leu Glu Ile Leu Asp Gly Lys 325 330 335 ata ttt gaa cta aca gaa tta cga gat aac ttg gcc aag cta cta gaa 1056 Ile Phe Glu Leu Thr Glu Leu Arg Asp Asn Leu Ala Lys Leu Leu Glu 340 345 350 tgc agc taaggaaagt gaaatttcag tgccaattaa ttaaaagata cactgtctct 1112 Cys Ser cttcatagga ctgtttagct ctgcatcaag attgcacaaa aaaaaaaaaa aaaa 1166 <210> SEQ ID NO 4 <211> LENGTH: 354 <212> TYPE: PRT <213> ORGANISM: Homo sapiens <400> SEQUENCE: 4 Met Gly Glu Gln Pro Ile Phe Ser Thr Arg Ala His Val Phe Gln Ile 1 5 10 15 Asp Pro Asn Thr Lys Lys Asn Trp Val Pro Thr Ser Lys His Ala Val 20 25 30 Thr Val Ser Tyr Phe Tyr Asp Ser Thr Arg Asn Val Tyr Arg Ile Ile 35 40 45 Ser Leu Asp Gly Ser Lys Ala Ile Ile Asn Ser Thr Ile Thr Pro Asn 50 55 60 Met Thr Phe Thr Lys Thr Ser Gln Lys Phe Gly Gln Trp Ala Asp Ser 65 70 75 80 Arg Ala Asn Thr Val Tyr Gly Leu Gly Phe Ser Ser Glu His His Leu 85 90 95 Ser Lys Phe Ala Glu Lys Phe Gln Glu Phe Lys Glu Ala Ala Arg Leu 100 105 110 Ala Lys Glu Lys Ser Gln Glu Lys Met Glu Leu Thr Ser Thr Pro Ser 115 120 125 Gln Glu Ser Ala Gly Gly Asp Leu Gln Ser Pro Leu Thr Pro Glu Ser 130 135 140 Ile Asn Gly Thr Asp Asp Glu Arg Thr Pro Asp Val Thr Gln Asn Ser 145 150 155 160 Glu Pro Arg Ala Glu Pro Thr Gln Asn Ala Leu Pro Phe Ser His Ser 165 170 175 Ser Ala Ile Ser Lys His Trp Glu Ala Glu Leu Ala Thr Leu Lys Gly 180 185 190 Asn Asn Ala Lys Leu Thr Ala Ala Leu Leu Glu Ser Thr Ala Asn Val 195 200 205 Lys Gln Trp Lys Gln Gln Leu Ala Ala Tyr Gln Glu Glu Ala Glu Arg 210 215 220 Leu His Lys Arg Val Thr Glu Leu Glu Cys Val Ser Ser Gln Ala Asn 225 230 235 240 Ala Val His Thr His Lys Thr Glu Leu Asn Gln Thr Ile Gln Glu Leu 245 250 255 Glu Glu Thr Leu Lys Leu Lys Glu Glu Glu Ile Glu Arg Leu Lys Gln 260 265 270 Glu Ile Asp Asn Ala Arg Glu Leu Gln Glu Gln Arg Asp Ser Leu Thr 275 280 285 Gln Lys Leu Gln Glu Val Glu Ile Arg Asn Lys Asp Leu Glu Gly Gln 290 295 300 Leu Ser Asp Leu Glu Gln Arg Leu Glu Lys Ser Gln Asn Glu Gln Glu 305 310 315 320 Ala Phe Arg Asn Asn Leu Lys Thr Leu Leu Glu Ile Leu Asp Gly Lys 325 330 335 Ile Phe Glu Leu Thr Glu Leu Arg Asp Asn Leu Ala Lys Leu Leu Glu 340 345 350 Cys Ser <210> SEQ ID NO 5 <211> LENGTH: 105 <212> TYPE: PRT <213> ORGANISM: Homo sapiens <400> SEQUENCE: 5 Lys Glu Val Trp Gln Val Ile Leu Lys Pro Lys Gly Leu Gly Gln Thr 1 5 10 15 Lys Asn Leu Ile Gly Ile Tyr Arg Leu Cys Leu Thr Ser Lys Thr Ile 20 25 30 Ser Phe Val Lys Leu Asn Ser Glu Ala Ala Ala Val Val Leu Gln Leu 35 40 45 Met Asn Ile Arg Arg Cys Gly His Ser Glu Asn Phe Phe Phe Ile Glu 50 55 60 Val Gly Arg Ser Ala Val Thr Gly Pro Gly Glu Phe Trp Met Gln Val 65 70 75 80 Asp Asp Ser Val Val Ala Gln Asn Met His Glu Thr Ile Leu Glu Ala 85 90 95 Met Arg Ala Met Ser Asp Glu Phe Arg 100 105 <210> SEQ ID NO 6 <211> LENGTH: 106 <212> TYPE: PRT <213> ORGANISM: Mouse <400> SEQUENCE: 6 Met Glu Gly Phe Leu Asn Arg Lys His Glu Trp Glu Ala His Asn Lys 1 5 10 15 Lys Ala Ser Ser Arg Ser Trp His Asn Val Tyr Cys Val Ile Asn Asn 20 25 30 Gln Glu Met Gly Phe Tyr Lys Asp Ala Lys Ser Ala Ala Ser Gly Ile 35 40 45 Pro Tyr His Ser Glu Val Pro Val Ser Leu Lys Glu Ala Ile Cys Glu 50 55 60 Val Ala Leu Asp Tyr Lys Lys Lys Lys His Val Phe Lys Leu Arg Leu 65 70 75 80 Ser Asp Gly Asn Glu Tyr Leu Phe Gln Ala Lys Asp Asp Glu Glu Met 85 90 95 Asn Thr Trp Ile Gln Ala Ile Ser Ser Ala 100 105 <210> SEQ ID NO 7 <211> LENGTH: 1767 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Homo sapiens <220> FEATURE: <221> NAME/KEY: CDS <222> LOCATION: (1)..(1029) <400> SEQUENCE: 7 atg ggg gag cag ccg atc ttc acc acc cga gcg cat gtc ttc cag att 48 Met Gly Glu Gln Pro Ile Phe Thr Thr Arg Ala His Val Phe Gln Ile 1 5 10 15 gac ccc aac acc aag aag aac tgg atg cct gcg agc aag cag gcg gtc 96 Asp Pro Asn Thr Lys Lys Asn Trp Met Pro Ala Ser Lys Gln Ala Val 20 25 30 acc gtt tcc tac ttc tat gat gtc aca agg aac agc tat cgg atc atc 144 Thr Val Ser Tyr Phe Tyr Asp Val Thr Arg Asn Ser Tyr Arg Ile Ile 35 40 45 agt gtg gac gga gcc aag gtg atc ata aac agc aca atc aca ccg aat 192 Ser Val Asp Gly Ala Lys Val Ile Ile Asn Ser Thr Ile Thr Pro Asn 50 55 60 atg acc ttc acc aaa acg tca cag aag ttt ggg cag tgg gcc gac agc 240 Met Thr Phe Thr Lys Thr Ser Gln Lys Phe Gly Gln Trp Ala Asp Ser 65 70 75 80 aga gcc aac aca gtg ttt ggt ttg ggg ttt tcc tct gag cag cag ctg 288 Arg Ala Asn Thr Val Phe Gly Leu Gly Phe Ser Ser Glu Gln Gln Leu 85 90 95 aca aag ttt gca gag aaa ttc cag gag gtg aaa gaa gct gcc aag ata 336 Thr Lys Phe Ala Glu Lys Phe Gln Glu Val Lys Glu Ala Ala Lys Ile 100 105 110 gcc aaa gac aag acg cag gag aaa atc gag acc tca agt aat cat tcc 384 Ala Lys Asp Lys Thr Gln Glu Lys Ile Glu Thr Ser Ser Asn His Ser 115 120 125 caa gca tcc agt gtc aac ggg acg gac gag gaa aag gcc tct cac gcc 432 Gln Ala Ser Ser Val Asn Gly Thr Asp Glu Glu Lys Ala Ser His Ala 130 135 140 ggt cca gcc aac aca caa ctg aag tct gag aat gac aag ctg aag att 480 Gly Pro Ala Asn Thr Gln Leu Lys Ser Glu Asn Asp Lys Leu Lys Ile 145 150 155 160 gcc ttg acg cag agc gca gcc aac gtg aag aag tgg gag atc gag ctg 528 Ala Leu Thr Gln Ser Ala Ala Asn Val Lys Lys Trp Glu Ile Glu Leu 165 170 175 cag acc ctt cgg gag agc aat gca cgg ctg acc aca gca ctg cag gag 576 Gln Thr Leu Arg Glu Ser Asn Ala Arg Leu Thr Thr Ala Leu Gln Glu 180 185 190 tcg gca gcc agt gtg gag cag tgg aag agg cag ttc tcc atc tgc cgt 624 Ser Ala Ala Ser Val Glu Gln Trp Lys Arg Gln Phe Ser Ile Cys Arg 195 200 205 gat gag aat gac cgg ctc cgc aac aag att gat gag ctg gaa gaa caa 672 Asp Glu Asn Asp Arg Leu Arg Asn Lys Ile Asp Glu Leu Glu Glu Gln 210 215 220 tgc agt gag atc aac aga gag aag gag aag aac acg cag ctg aag agg 720 Cys Ser Glu Ile Asn Arg Glu Lys Glu Lys Asn Thr Gln Leu Lys Arg 225 230 235 240 agg atc gag gag ctg gag gca gag ctc cga gaa aag gag aca gag ctg 768 Arg Ile Glu Glu Leu Glu Ala Glu Leu Arg Glu Lys Glu Thr Glu Leu 245 250 255 aaa gat ctc cga aaa caa agt gaa atc ata cct cag ctc atg tca gag 816 Lys Asp Leu Arg Lys Gln Ser Glu Ile Ile Pro Gln Leu Met Ser Glu 260 265 270 tgc gaa tat gtc tct gag aag cta gag gcg gca gag aga gac aat caa 864 Cys Glu Tyr Val Ser Glu Lys Leu Glu Ala Ala Glu Arg Asp Asn Gln 275 280 285 aac ctg gaa gac aaa gtg cgt tcc tta aag aca gac att gag gag agc 912 Asn Leu Glu Asp Lys Val Arg Ser Leu Lys Thr Asp Ile Glu Glu Ser 290 295 300 aaa tac cga cag cgc cac ctg aag gtg gag ttg aag agc ttc ctg gag 960 Lys Tyr Arg Gln Arg His Leu Lys Val Glu Leu Lys Ser Phe Leu Glu 305 310 315 320 gtg ctg gac ggg aag att gac gac ctg cat gac ttc cgc cga ggg ctc 1008 Val Leu Asp Gly Lys Ile Asp Asp Leu His Asp Phe Arg Arg Gly Leu 325 330 335 tcc aag ctg ggc acc gat aac tagggctggc cgaggcccag gccccgcccg 1059 Ser Lys Leu Gly Thr Asp Asn 340 tgagtcccaa gcgtgtgtgc gagaccagat agctctagga cgttcttctg tgtgcattgc 1119 ttctgtaaat gcaggcgcag tttgtcgtgt ttccaaacca gttgtgccgt ccactcactc 1179 cttttcagaa tagaaatctc ctctcgcttc tctggccttg tgaggttgtg gacaactgga 1239 agattctgac tcaggaatcc agaactaggt ctaccttcaa catttatgca gtcagggcag 1299 ggatgtttat atctttcata agggctgttg caaccatatg aactgaaaaa acacgcattt 1359 tgtaatccaa atattgatat tctttacacc aagccatcag gctcctttta tcaaatagca 1419 ttcagagtat ttgaatgtcc accagacacc agccccgggg ggcacagaga gaacaacatt 1479 cctctctgtc aacatcgaga ggctttaaaa caactgttta gtggaaactt tctgagagat 1539 ggaaaacaag cttctggtgg gtgcattttc tggcccggag ttgcctgcat ccacgctact 1599 gccccctgcc ccccgccccc ccagtttgta cggttgcaac agtgttcctt ttcttggttt 1659 taatttctga gcagatgatt tgctgtggga acagcacaca gtgagggtgc ctagcacaat 1719 gtctggcaca aagtaggtgc ttaataaata tttgttcaat taaaaaaa 1767 <210> SEQ ID NO 8 <211> LENGTH: 343 <212> TYPE: PRT <213> ORGANISM: Homo sapiens <400> SEQUENCE: 8 Met Gly Glu Gln Pro Ile Phe Thr Thr Arg Ala His Val Phe Gln Ile 1 5 10 15 Asp Pro Asn Thr Lys Lys Asn Trp Met Pro Ala Ser Lys Gln Ala Val 20 25 30 Thr Val Ser Tyr Phe Tyr Asp Val Thr Arg Asn Ser Tyr Arg Ile Ile 35 40 45 Ser Val Asp Gly Ala Lys Val Ile Ile Asn Ser Thr Ile Thr Pro Asn 50 55 60 Met Thr Phe Thr Lys Thr Ser Gln Lys Phe Gly Gln Trp Ala Asp Ser 65 70 75 80 Arg Ala Asn Thr Val Phe Gly Leu Gly Phe Ser Ser Glu Gln Gln Leu 85 90 95 Thr Lys Phe Ala Glu Lys Phe Gln Glu Val Lys Glu Ala Ala Lys Ile 100 105 110 Ala Lys Asp Lys Thr Gln Glu Lys Ile Glu Thr Ser Ser Asn His Ser 115 120 125 Gln Ala Ser Ser Val Asn Gly Thr Asp Glu Glu Lys Ala Ser His Ala 130 135 140 Gly Pro Ala Asn Thr Gln Leu Lys Ser Glu Asn Asp Lys Leu Lys Ile 145 150 155 160 Ala Leu Thr Gln Ser Ala Ala Asn Val Lys Lys Trp Glu Ile Glu Leu 165 170 175 Gln Thr Leu Arg Glu Ser Asn Ala Arg Leu Thr Thr Ala Leu Gln Glu 180 185 190 Ser Ala Ala Ser Val Glu Gln Trp Lys Arg Gln Phe Ser Ile Cys Arg 195 200 205 Asp Glu Asn Asp Arg Leu Arg Asn Lys Ile Asp Glu Leu Glu Glu Gln 210 215 220 Cys Ser Glu Ile Asn Arg Glu Lys Glu Lys Asn Thr Gln Leu Lys Arg 225 230 235 240 Arg Ile Glu Glu Leu Glu Ala Glu Leu Arg Glu Lys Glu Thr Glu Leu 245 250 255 Lys Asp Leu Arg Lys Gln Ser Glu Ile Ile Pro Gln Leu Met Ser Glu 260 265 270 Cys Glu Tyr Val Ser Glu Lys Leu Glu Ala Ala Glu Arg Asp Asn Gln 275 280 285 Asn Leu Glu Asp Lys Val Arg Ser Leu Lys Thr Asp Ile Glu Glu Ser 290 295 300 Lys Tyr Arg Gln Arg His Leu Lys Val Glu Leu Lys Ser Phe Leu Glu 305 310 315 320 Val Leu Asp Gly Lys Ile Asp Asp Leu His Asp Phe Arg Arg Gly Leu 325 330 335 Ser Lys Leu Gly Thr Asp Asn 340 <210> SEQ ID NO 9 <211> LENGTH: 1800 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Homo sapiens <220> FEATURE: <221> NAME/KEY: CDS <222> LOCATION: (1)..(1062) <400> SEQUENCE: 9 atg ggg gag cag ccg atc ttc acc acc cga gcg cat gtc ttc cag att 48 Met Gly Glu Gln Pro Ile Phe Thr Thr Arg Ala His Val Phe Gln Ile 1 5 10 15 gac ccc aac acc aag aag aac tgg atg cct gcg agc aag cag gcg gtc 96 Asp Pro Asn Thr Lys Lys Asn Trp Met Pro Ala Ser Lys Gln Ala Val 20 25 30 acc gtt tcc tac ttc tat gat gtc aca agg aac agc tat cgg atc atc 144 Thr Val Ser Tyr Phe Tyr Asp Val Thr Arg Asn Ser Tyr Arg Ile Ile 35 40 45 agt gtg gac gga gcc aag gtg atc ata aac agc aca atc aca ccg aat 192 Ser Val Asp Gly Ala Lys Val Ile Ile Asn Ser Thr Ile Thr Pro Asn 50 55 60 atg acc ttc acc aaa acg tca cag aag ttt ggg cag tgg gcc gac agc 240 Met Thr Phe Thr Lys Thr Ser Gln Lys Phe Gly Gln Trp Ala Asp Ser 65 70 75 80 aga gcc aac aca gtg ttt ggt ttg ggg ttt tcc tct gag cag cag ctg 288 Arg Ala Asn Thr Val Phe Gly Leu Gly Phe Ser Ser Glu Gln Gln Leu 85 90 95 aca aag ttt gca gag aaa ttc cag gag gtg aaa gaa gct gcc aag ata 336 Thr Lys Phe Ala Glu Lys Phe Gln Glu Val Lys Glu Ala Ala Lys Ile 100 105 110 gcc aaa gac aag acg cag gag aaa atc gag acc tca agt aat cat tcc 384 Ala Lys Asp Lys Thr Gln Glu Lys Ile Glu Thr Ser Ser Asn His Ser 115 120 125 caa gaa tct ggg cgt gaa acc cca tct tct act cag gca tcc agt gtc 432 Gln Glu Ser Gly Arg Glu Thr Pro Ser Ser Thr Gln Ala Ser Ser Val 130 135 140 aac ggg acg gac gag gaa aag gcc tct cac gcc ggt cca gcc aac aca 480 Asn Gly Thr Asp Glu Glu Lys Ala Ser His Ala Gly Pro Ala Asn Thr 145 150 155 160 caa ctg aag tct gag aat gac aag ctg aag att gcc ttg acg cag agc 528 Gln Leu Lys Ser Glu Asn Asp Lys Leu Lys Ile Ala Leu Thr Gln Ser 165 170 175 gca gcc aac gtg aag aag tgg gag atc gag ctg cag acc ctt cgg gag 576 Ala Ala Asn Val Lys Lys Trp Glu Ile Glu Leu Gln Thr Leu Arg Glu 180 185 190 agc aat gca cgg ctg acc aca gca ctg cag gag tcg gca gcc agt gtg 624 Ser Asn Ala Arg Leu Thr Thr Ala Leu Gln Glu Ser Ala Ala Ser Val 195 200 205 gag cag tgg aag agg cag ttc tcc atc tgc cgt gat gag aat gac cgg 672 Glu Gln Trp Lys Arg Gln Phe Ser Ile Cys Arg Asp Glu Asn Asp Arg 210 215 220 ctc cgc aac aag att gat gag ctg gaa gaa caa tgc agt gag atc aac 720 Leu Arg Asn Lys Ile Asp Glu Leu Glu Glu Gln Cys Ser Glu Ile Asn 225 230 235 240 aga gag aag gag aag aac acg cag ctg aag agg agg atc gag gag ctg 768 Arg Glu Lys Glu Lys Asn Thr Gln Leu Lys Arg Arg Ile Glu Glu Leu 245 250 255 gag gca gag ctc cga gaa aag gag aca gag ctg aaa gat ctc cga aaa 816 Glu Ala Glu Leu Arg Glu Lys Glu Thr Glu Leu Lys Asp Leu Arg Lys 260 265 270 caa agt gaa atc ata cct cag ctc atg tca gag tgc gaa tat gtc tct 864 Gln Ser Glu Ile Ile Pro Gln Leu Met Ser Glu Cys Glu Tyr Val Ser 275 280 285 gag aag cta gag gcg gca gag aga gac aat caa aac ctg gaa gac aaa 912 Glu Lys Leu Glu Ala Ala Glu Arg Asp Asn Gln Asn Leu Glu Asp Lys 290 295 300 gtg cgt tcc tta aag aca gac att gag gag agc aaa tac cga cag cgc 960 Val Arg Ser Leu Lys Thr Asp Ile Glu Glu Ser Lys Tyr Arg Gln Arg 305 310 315 320 cac ctg aag gtg gag ttg aag agc ttc ctg gag gtg ctg gac ggg aag 1008 His Leu Lys Val Glu Leu Lys Ser Phe Leu Glu Val Leu Asp Gly Lys 325 330 335 att gac gac ctg cat gac ttc cgc cga ggg ctc tcc aag ctg ggc acc 1056 Ile Asp Asp Leu His Asp Phe Arg Arg Gly Leu Ser Lys Leu Gly Thr 340 345 350 gat aac tagggctggc cgaggcccag gccccgcccg tgagtcccaa gcgtgtgtgc 1112 Asp Asn gagaccagat agctctagga cgttcttctg tgtgcattgc ttctgtaaat gcaggcgcag 1172 tttgtcgtgt ttccaaacca gttgtgccgt ccactcactc cttttcagaa tagaaatctc 1232 ctctcgcttc tctggccttg tgaggttgtg gacaactgga agattctgac tcaggaatcc 1292 agaactaggt ctaccttcaa catttatgca gtcagggcag ggatgtttat atctttcata 1352 agggctgttg caaccatatg aactgaaaaa acacgcattt tgtaatccaa atattgatat 1412 tctttacacc aagccatcag gctcctttta tcaaatagca ttcagagtat ttgaatgtcc 1472 accagacacc agccccgggg ggcacagaga gaacaacatt cctctctgtc aacatcgaga 1532 ggctttaaaa caactgttta gtggaaactt tctgagagat ggaaaacaag cttctggtgg 1592 gtgcattttc tggcccggag ttgcctgcat ccacgctact gccccctgcc ccccgccccc 1652 ccagtttgta cggttgcaac agtgttcctt ttcttggttt taatttctga gcagatgatt 1712 tgctgtggga acagcacaca gtgagggtgc ctagcacaat gtctggcaca aagtaggtgc 1772 ttaataaata tttgttcaat taaaaaaa 1800 <210> SEQ ID NO 10 <211> LENGTH: 354 <212> TYPE: PRT <213> ORGANISM: Homo sapiens <400> SEQUENCE: 10 Met Gly Glu Gln Pro Ile Phe Thr Thr Arg Ala His Val Phe Gln Ile 1 5 10 15 Asp Pro Asn Thr Lys Lys Asn Trp Met Pro Ala Ser Lys Gln Ala Val 20 25 30 Thr Val Ser Tyr Phe Tyr Asp Val Thr Arg Asn Ser Tyr Arg Ile Ile 35 40 45 Ser Val Asp Gly Ala Lys Val Ile Ile Asn Ser Thr Ile Thr Pro Asn 50 55 60 Met Thr Phe Thr Lys Thr Ser Gln Lys Phe Gly Gln Trp Ala Asp Ser 65 70 75 80 Arg Ala Asn Thr Val Phe Gly Leu Gly Phe Ser Ser Glu Gln Gln Leu 85 90 95 Thr Lys Phe Ala Glu Lys Phe Gln Glu Val Lys Glu Ala Ala Lys Ile 100 105 110 Ala Lys Asp Lys Thr Gln Glu Lys Ile Glu Thr Ser Ser Asn His Ser 115 120 125 Gln Glu Ser Gly Arg Glu Thr Pro Ser Ser Thr Gln Ala Ser Ser Val 130 135 140 Asn Gly Thr Asp Glu Glu Lys Ala Ser His Ala Gly Pro Ala Asn Thr 145 150 155 160 Gln Leu Lys Ser Glu Asn Asp Lys Leu Lys Ile Ala Leu Thr Gln Ser 165 170 175 Ala Ala Asn Val Lys Lys Trp Glu Ile Glu Leu Gln Thr Leu Arg Glu 180 185 190 Ser Asn Ala Arg Leu Thr Thr Ala Leu Gln Glu Ser Ala Ala Ser Val 195 200 205 Glu Gln Trp Lys Arg Gln Phe Ser Ile Cys Arg Asp Glu Asn Asp Arg 210 215 220 Leu Arg Asn Lys Ile Asp Glu Leu Glu Glu Gln Cys Ser Glu Ile Asn 225 230 235 240 Arg Glu Lys Glu Lys Asn Thr Gln Leu Lys Arg Arg Ile Glu Glu Leu 245 250 255 Glu Ala Glu Leu Arg Glu Lys Glu Thr Glu Leu Lys Asp Leu Arg Lys 260 265 270 Gln Ser Glu Ile Ile Pro Gln Leu Met Ser Glu Cys Glu Tyr Val Ser 275 280 285 Glu Lys Leu Glu Ala Ala Glu Arg Asp Asn Gln Asn Leu Glu Asp Lys 290 295 300 Val Arg Ser Leu Lys Thr Asp Ile Glu Glu Ser Lys Tyr Arg Gln Arg 305 310 315 320 His Leu Lys Val Glu Leu Lys Ser Phe Leu Glu Val Leu Asp Gly Lys 325 330 335 Ile Asp Asp Leu His Asp Phe Arg Arg Gly Leu Ser Lys Leu Gly Thr 340 345 350 Asp Asn <210> SEQ ID NO 11 <211> LENGTH: 1429 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Homo sapiens <220> FEATURE: <221> NAME/KEY: misc_feature <222> LOCATION: (1)..(1429) <223> OTHER INFORMATION: n is either a, c, g, or t <221> NAME/KEY: CDS <222> LOCATION: (91)..(1164) <400> SEQUENCE: 11 gcacgagggc gcatgactag ttggggccaa accagtgctc ctgccacctc tctggctgcc 60 ccctagagcc tgcccatccc agcctgacca atg tcc aca gcc agg gag cag cca 114 Met Ser Thr Ala Arg Glu Gln Pro 1 5 atc ttc agc aca cgg gcg cac gtg ttc caa att gac cca gcc acc aag 162 Ile Phe Ser Thr Arg Ala His Val Phe Gln Ile Asp Pro Ala Thr Lys 10 15 20 cga aac tgg atc cca gcg ggc aag cac gca ctc act gtc tcc tat ttc 210 Arg Asn Trp Ile Pro Ala Gly Lys His Ala Leu Thr Val Ser Tyr Phe 25 30 35 40 tac gat gcc acc cgc aat gtg tac cgc atc atc agc atc gga ggc gcc 258 Tyr Asp Ala Thr Arg Asn Val Tyr Arg Ile Ile Ser Ile Gly Gly Ala 45 50 55 aag gcc atc atc aac agc act gtc act ccc aac atg acc ttc acc aaa 306 Lys Ala Ile Ile Asn Ser Thr Val Thr Pro Asn Met Thr Phe Thr Lys 60 65 70 act tcc cag aag ttc ggg cag tgg gcc gac agt cgc gcc aac aca gtc 354 Thr Ser Gln Lys Phe Gly Gln Trp Ala Asp Ser Arg Ala Asn Thr Val 75 80 85 tac ggc ctg ggc ttt gcc tct gaa cag cat ctg aca cag ttt gcc gag 402 Tyr Gly Leu Gly Phe Ala Ser Glu Gln His Leu Thr Gln Phe Ala Glu 90 95 100 aag ttc cag gaa gtg aag gaa gca gcc agg ctg gcc agg gag aaa tct 450 Lys Phe Gln Glu Val Lys Glu Ala Ala Arg Leu Ala Arg Glu Lys Ser 105 110 115 120 cag gat ggc ggg gag ctc acc agt cca gcc ctg ggg ctc gcc tcc cac 498 Gln Asp Gly Gly Glu Leu Thr Ser Pro Ala Leu Gly Leu Ala Ser His 125 130 135 cag gtc ccc ccg agc cct ctc gtc agt gcc aac ggc ccc ggc gag gaa 546 Gln Val Pro Pro Ser Pro Leu Val Ser Ala Asn Gly Pro Gly Glu Glu 140 145 150 aaa ctg ttc cgc agc cag agc gct gat gcc ccc ggc ccc aca gag cgc 594 Lys Leu Phe Arg Ser Gln Ser Ala Asp Ala Pro Gly Pro Thr Glu Arg 155 160 165 gag cgg cta aag aag atg ttg tct gag ggc tcc gtg ggc gag gta cag 642 Glu Arg Leu Lys Lys Met Leu Ser Glu Gly Ser Val Gly Glu Val Gln 170 175 180 tgg gag gcc gag ttt ttc gca ctg cag gac agc aac aac aag ctg gca 690 Trp Glu Ala Glu Phe Phe Ala Leu Gln Asp Ser Asn Asn Lys Leu Ala 185 190 195 200 ggc gcc ctg cga gag gcc aac gcc gcc gca gcc cag tgg agg cag cag 738 Gly Ala Leu Arg Glu Ala Asn Ala Ala Ala Ala Gln Trp Arg Gln Gln 205 210 215 ctg gag gct cag cgt gca gag gcc gag cgg ctg cgg cag cgg gtg gct 786 Leu Glu Ala Gln Arg Ala Glu Ala Glu Arg Leu Arg Gln Arg Val Ala 220 225 230 gag ctg gag gct cag gca gct tca gag gtg acc ccc acc ggt gag aag 834 Glu Leu Glu Ala Gln Ala Ala Ser Glu Val Thr Pro Thr Gly Glu Lys 235 240 245 gag ggg ctg ggc cag ggc cag tcg ctg gaa cag ctg gaa gct ctg gtg 882 Glu Gly Leu Gly Gln Gly Gln Ser Leu Glu Gln Leu Glu Ala Leu Val 250 255 260 caa acc aag gac cag gag att cag acc ctg aag agt cag act ggg ggg 930 Gln Thr Lys Asp Gln Glu Ile Gln Thr Leu Lys Ser Gln Thr Gly Gly 265 270 275 280 ccc cgc gag gcc ctg gag gct gcc gag cgt gag gag act cag cag aag 978 Pro Arg Glu Ala Leu Glu Ala Ala Glu Arg Glu Glu Thr Gln Gln Lys 285 290 295 gtg cag acc cgc aat gcg gag ttg gag cac cag ctg cgg gcg atg gag 1026 Val Gln Thr Arg Asn Ala Glu Leu Glu His Gln Leu Arg Ala Met Glu 300 305 310 cgc agc ctg gag gag gca cgg gca gag cgg gag cgg gcg cgg gct gag 1074 Arg Ser Leu Glu Glu Ala Arg Ala Glu Arg Glu Arg Ala Arg Ala Glu 315 320 325 gtg ggc cgg gca gcg cag ctg ctg gac gtc agc ctg ttt gag ctg agt 1122 Val Gly Arg Ala Ala Gln Leu Leu Asp Val Ser Leu Phe Glu Leu Ser 330 335 340 gag ctg cgt gag ggc ctg gcc cgc ctg gct gag gct gcg ccc 1164 Glu Leu Arg Glu Gly Leu Ala Arg Leu Ala Glu Ala Ala Pro 345 350 355 tgagccgggg ctggttttct atgaacgatt ccggcctggg atgcgggcca ggctgcaggc 1224 ggcatagttg ggcccattcg tcctggaaag ggactggggg gtcccaactt agccctgggt 1284 gggccgggcc gggntgggct ggggtgggcc ccagtcggct ctggttgttg gcagctttgg 1344 ggctgttttt gagcttctca ttgtgtagaa tttctagatc ccccgattac atttctaagc 1404 gtgaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaa aaaaa 1429 <210> SEQ ID NO 12 <211> LENGTH: 358 <212> TYPE: PRT <213> ORGANISM: Homo sapiens <220> FEATURE: <221> NAME/KEY: misc_feature <222> LOCATION: (1)..(1429) <223> OTHER INFORMATION: n is either a, c, g, or t <400> SEQUENCE: 12 Met Ser Thr Ala Arg Glu Gln Pro Ile Phe Ser Thr Arg Ala His Val 1 5 10 15 Phe Gln Ile Asp Pro Ala Thr Lys Arg Asn Trp Ile Pro Ala Gly Lys 20 25 30 His Ala Leu Thr Val Ser Tyr Phe Tyr Asp Ala Thr Arg Asn Val Tyr 35 40 45 Arg Ile Ile Ser Ile Gly Gly Ala Lys Ala Ile Ile Asn Ser Thr Val 50 55 60 Thr Pro Asn Met Thr Phe Thr Lys Thr Ser Gln Lys Phe Gly Gln Trp 65 70 75 80 Ala Asp Ser Arg Ala Asn Thr Val Tyr Gly Leu Gly Phe Ala Ser Glu 85 90 95 Gln His Leu Thr Gln Phe Ala Glu Lys Phe Gln Glu Val Lys Glu Ala 100 105 110 Ala Arg Leu Ala Arg Glu Lys Ser Gln Asp Gly Gly Glu Leu Thr Ser 115 120 125 Pro Ala Leu Gly Leu Ala Ser His Gln Val Pro Pro Ser Pro Leu Val 130 135 140 Ser Ala Asn Gly Pro Gly Glu Glu Lys Leu Phe Arg Ser Gln Ser Ala 145 150 155 160 Asp Ala Pro Gly Pro Thr Glu Arg Glu Arg Leu Lys Lys Met Leu Ser 165 170 175 Glu Gly Ser Val Gly Glu Val Gln Trp Glu Ala Glu Phe Phe Ala Leu 180 185 190 Gln Asp Ser Asn Asn Lys Leu Ala Gly Ala Leu Arg Glu Ala Asn Ala 195 200 205 Ala Ala Ala Gln Trp Arg Gln Gln Leu Glu Ala Gln Arg Ala Glu Ala 210 215 220 Glu Arg Leu Arg Gln Arg Val Ala Glu Leu Glu Ala Gln Ala Ala Ser 225 230 235 240 Glu Val Thr Pro Thr Gly Glu Lys Glu Gly Leu Gly Gln Gly Gln Ser 245 250 255 Leu Glu Gln Leu Glu Ala Leu Val Gln Thr Lys Asp Gln Glu Ile Gln 260 265 270 Thr Leu Lys Ser Gln Thr Gly Gly Pro Arg Glu Ala Leu Glu Ala Ala 275 280 285 Glu Arg Glu Glu Thr Gln Gln Lys Val Gln Thr Arg Asn Ala Glu Leu 290 295 300 Glu His Gln Leu Arg Ala Met Glu Arg Ser Leu Glu Glu Ala Arg Ala 305 310 315 320 Glu Arg Glu Arg Ala Arg Ala Glu Val Gly Arg Ala Ala Gln Leu Leu 325 330 335 Asp Val Ser Leu Phe Glu Leu Ser Glu Leu Arg Glu Gly Leu Ala Arg 340 345 350 Leu Ala Glu Ala Ala Pro 355 <210> SEQ ID NO 13 <211> LENGTH: 6 <212> TYPE: PRT <213> ORGANISM: Artificial sequence <220> FEATURE: <223> OTHER INFORMATION: core region for peptide binding <221> NAME/KEY: VARIANT <222> LOCATION: (1)..(6) <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Xaa is any amino acid <400> SEQUENCE: 13 Pro Pro Xaa Xaa Phe Arg 1 5 <210> SEQ ID NO 14 <211> LENGTH: 10 <212> TYPE: PRT <213> ORGANISM: Artificial sequence <220> FEATURE: <223> OTHER INFORMATION: extended region for peptide binding <400> SEQUENCE: 14 Ala Leu Thr Pro Pro Ser Pro Phe Arg Asp 1 5 10 <210> SEQ ID NO 15 <211> LENGTH: 1415 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Rattus norvegicus <220> FEATURE: <221> NAME/KEY: CDS <222> LOCATION: (1)..(1110) <400> SEQUENCE: 15 cac gcg tcc gtg gcg gag ctg cag cag ctg cag cag ttg cag gag ttc 48 His Ala Ser Val Ala Glu Leu Gln Gln Leu Gln Gln Leu Gln Glu Phe 1 5 10 15 gat atc ccc acg ggc cgg gag gct ctg cgg ggc aac cac agc gcc ctg 96 Asp Ile Pro Thr Gly Arg Glu Ala Leu Arg Gly Asn His Ser Ala Leu 20 25 30 cta cgg gtg gcc aac tac tgt gag gat aac tac ttg cag gcc aca gac 144 Leu Arg Val Ala Asn Tyr Cys Glu Asp Asn Tyr Leu Gln Ala Thr Asp 35 40 45 aag cgg aag gcg ctg gaa gag acg atg gct ttc acc acc cag gcc ctg 192 Lys Arg Lys Ala Leu Glu Glu Thr Met Ala Phe Thr Thr Gln Ala Leu 50 55 60 gcc agt gta gcc tat caa gtg ggt aac ctg gcg ggg cac acg ctt cga 240 Ala Ser Val Ala Tyr Gln Val Gly Asn Leu Ala Gly His Thr Leu Arg 65 70 75 80 atg ctg gat cta cag ggt gct gcc ctg cgg cag gtg gaa gcc aag atg 288 Met Leu Asp Leu Gln Gly Ala Ala Leu Arg Gln Val Glu Ala Lys Met 85 90 95 agc aca ctg ggc cag atg gtg aac atg cac ctg gag aaa gta gcc aga 336 Ser Thr Leu Gly Gln Met Val Asn Met His Leu Glu Lys Val Ala Arg 100 105 110 agg gag att ggc acg ttg gcc act gtc gtg cgg ctg ccc cct agc cag 384 Arg Glu Ile Gly Thr Leu Ala Thr Val Val Arg Leu Pro Pro Ser Gln 115 120 125 aag gtc atc cct cct gag agc ctg cct ccc ctc act ccc tac tgc aga 432 Lys Val Ile Pro Pro Glu Ser Leu Pro Pro Leu Thr Pro Tyr Cys Arg 130 135 140 aaa ccc ctc aac ttt gcc tgc ttg gat gat gtt ggc cat gga gtc aag 480 Lys Pro Leu Asn Phe Ala Cys Leu Asp Asp Val Gly His Gly Val Lys 145 150 155 160 gac ttg agc aca cag ctg tca cgg acc ggg acc ctg tct cgc aag agc 528 Asp Leu Ser Thr Gln Leu Ser Arg Thr Gly Thr Leu Ser Arg Lys Ser 165 170 175 ata aag gcg ccc gct aca cct gcc tct gcc acg ctg ggg aga cca ccc 576 Ile Lys Ala Pro Ala Thr Pro Ala Ser Ala Thr Leu Gly Arg Pro Pro 180 185 190 cgg atc cct gag ccg gtg cag ctc cca gcg gtg cca gac ggc aag ctc 624 Arg Ile Pro Glu Pro Val Gln Leu Pro Ala Val Pro Asp Gly Lys Leu 195 200 205 tcc gct gcc tcc tct gtg tct tcc ttg gcc tcc gca ggc agt gca gaa 672 Ser Ala Ala Ser Ser Val Ser Ser Leu Ala Ser Ala Gly Ser Ala Glu 210 215 220 ggt gcc agt ggg atc ccc cag tcc aag gga cag gta gca cct gca acc 720 Gly Ala Ser Gly Ile Pro Gln Ser Lys Gly Gln Val Ala Pro Ala Thr 225 230 235 240 ccg cct cct cca cct ata gcg cct gta act cca cct cct cca cca ttg 768 Pro Pro Pro Pro Pro Ile Ala Pro Val Thr Pro Pro Pro Pro Pro Leu 245 250 255 cct gct gag atc ttc ttg ctg ccc cct ccg atg gag gag tcc cag ccc 816 Pro Ala Glu Ile Phe Leu Leu Pro Pro Pro Met Glu Glu Ser Gln Pro 260 265 270 cct ccg gaa aca gag ttg ccc ctg cct cct cct ccg gct cta cag ggg 864 Pro Pro Glu Thr Glu Leu Pro Leu Pro Pro Pro Pro Ala Leu Gln Gly 275 280 285 gat gaa ctg ggg ctg ctg cct ccg cct cca cca ggt ttt gga ccg gat 912 Asp Glu Leu Gly Leu Leu Pro Pro Pro Pro Pro Gly Phe Gly Pro Asp 290 295 300 gag ccc agc tgg gtc cct gct gcc tac ttg gag aaa gtg gtg acg ctg 960 Glu Pro Ser Trp Val Pro Ala Ala Tyr Leu Glu Lys Val Val Thr Leu 305 310 315 320 tac cca tac acc cgg cag aag gac aat gag ctc tcc ttt tct gaa gga 1008 Tyr Pro Tyr Thr Arg Gln Lys Asp Asn Glu Leu Ser Phe Ser Glu Gly 325 330 335 acc gtc atc tgt gtc act cga cgc tac tca gat ggc tgg tgt gag ggt 1056 Thr Val Ile Cys Val Thr Arg Arg Tyr Ser Asp Gly Trp Cys Glu Gly 340 345 350 gtc agc tca gag ggc act gga ttc ttc cca ggg aac tat gtg gag ccc 1104 Val Ser Ser Glu Gly Thr Gly Phe Phe Pro Gly Asn Tyr Val Glu Pro 355 360 365 agc tgc tgacagccca gatctgtccc tgcctctttg gtgggcctct tgagccccaa 1160 Ser Cys 370 gaagccacct tccactcaaa gctggactaa ggacctgtct acctcttggg ctgtgaactg 1220 tgttcagtcc cacacagcag taggaagggg tatgggatgg gctagagagt ggtggtactg 1280 aggacgattg ctccagatgg caagaacaaa acaaaacaaa ccaagaagtt aagtttaagc 1340 accttgccca gaggaccccc tagctcatgc accgatcgcc agcattgaat aaaactgttg 1400 acctccagga ttgtt 1415 <210> SEQ ID NO 16 <211> LENGTH: 370 <212> TYPE: PRT <213> ORGANISM: Rattus norvegicus <400> SEQUENCE: 16 His Ala Ser Val Ala Glu Leu Gln Gln Leu Gln Gln Leu Gln Glu Phe 1 5 10 15 Asp Ile Pro Thr Gly Arg Glu Ala Leu Arg Gly Asn His Ser Ala Leu 20 25 30 Leu Arg Val Ala Asn Tyr Cys Glu Asp Asn Tyr Leu Gln Ala Thr Asp 35 40 45 Lys Arg Lys Ala Leu Glu Glu Thr Met Ala Phe Thr Thr Gln Ala Leu 50 55 60 Ala Ser Val Ala Tyr Gln Val Gly Asn Leu Ala Gly His Thr Leu Arg 65 70 75 80 Met Leu Asp Leu Gln Gly Ala Ala Leu Arg Gln Val Glu Ala Lys Met 85 90 95 Ser Thr Leu Gly Gln Met Val Asn Met His Leu Glu Lys Val Ala Arg 100 105 110 Arg Glu Ile Gly Thr Leu Ala Thr Val Val Arg Leu Pro Pro Ser Gln 115 120 125 Lys Val Ile Pro Pro Glu Ser Leu Pro Pro Leu Thr Pro Tyr Cys Arg 130 135 140 Lys Pro Leu Asn Phe Ala Cys Leu Asp Asp Val Gly His Gly Val Lys 145 150 155 160 Asp Leu Ser Thr Gln Leu Ser Arg Thr Gly Thr Leu Ser Arg Lys Ser 165 170 175 Ile Lys Ala Pro Ala Thr Pro Ala Ser Ala Thr Leu Gly Arg Pro Pro 180 185 190 Arg Ile Pro Glu Pro Val Gln Leu Pro Ala Val Pro Asp Gly Lys Leu 195 200 205 Ser Ala Ala Ser Ser Val Ser Ser Leu Ala Ser Ala Gly Ser Ala Glu 210 215 220 Gly Ala Ser Gly Ile Pro Gln Ser Lys Gly Gln Val Ala Pro Ala Thr 225 230 235 240 Pro Pro Pro Pro Pro Ile Ala Pro Val Thr Pro Pro Pro Pro Pro Leu 245 250 255 Pro Ala Glu Ile Phe Leu Leu Pro Pro Pro Met Glu Glu Ser Gln Pro 260 265 270 Pro Pro Glu Thr Glu Leu Pro Leu Pro Pro Pro Pro Ala Leu Gln Gly 275 280 285 Asp Glu Leu Gly Leu Leu Pro Pro Pro Pro Pro Gly Phe Gly Pro Asp 290 295 300 Glu Pro Ser Trp Val Pro Ala Ala Tyr Leu Glu Lys Val Val Thr Leu 305 310 315 320 Tyr Pro Tyr Thr Arg Gln Lys Asp Asn Glu Leu Ser Phe Ser Glu Gly 325 330 335 Thr Val Ile Cys Val Thr Arg Arg Tyr Ser Asp Gly Trp Cys Glu Gly 340 345 350 Val Ser Ser Glu Gly Thr Gly Phe Phe Pro Gly Asn Tyr Val Glu Pro 355 360 365 Ser Cys 370 <210> SEQ ID NO 17 <211> LENGTH: 3843 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Rattus norvegicus <220> FEATURE: <221> NAME/KEY: CDS <222> LOCATION: (1)..(3840) <400> SEQUENCE: 17 atg atg aca aac cga gat gga cgt gac tac ttc atc aat cac atg aca 48 Met Met Thr Asn Arg Asp Gly Arg Asp Tyr Phe Ile Asn His Met Thr 1 5 10 15 cag gca atc cca ttt gat gac cct cgg ttt gac agc tgc caa atc att 96 Gln Ala Ile Pro Phe Asp Asp Pro Arg Phe Asp Ser Cys Gln Ile Ile 20 25 30 ccc cca gct cca cgg aag gtg gag atg agg agg gac cct gtg ctg ggc 144 Pro Pro Ala Pro Arg Lys Val Glu Met Arg Arg Asp Pro Val Leu Gly 35 40 45 ttt ggg ttc gtg gca ggg agt gaa aag cca gtg gtc gtt cga tcg gta 192 Phe Gly Phe Val Ala Gly Ser Glu Lys Pro Val Val Val Arg Ser Val 50 55 60 aca cca ggt ggc cct tca gaa ggc aag ctg atc ccg gga gat caa att 240 Thr Pro Gly Gly Pro Ser Glu Gly Lys Leu Ile Pro Gly Asp Gln Ile 65 70 75 80 gta atg att aat gat gaa cca gtc agc gct gcg cca aga gag agg gtc 288 Val Met Ile Asn Asp Glu Pro Val Ser Ala Ala Pro Arg Glu Arg Val 85 90 95 atc gac ctg gtc agg agc tgc aaa gaa tcg att ctg ttc act gtc atc 336 Ile Asp Leu Val Arg Ser Cys Lys Glu Ser Ile Leu Phe Thr Val Ile 100 105 110 cag cct tat cct tct ccc aaa tca gca ttt att agt gct gct aaa aag 384 Gln Pro Tyr Pro Ser Pro Lys Ser Ala Phe Ile Ser Ala Ala Lys Lys 115 120 125 gca aga ttg aag tcc aat cca gtc aaa gta cgc ttt tcc gaa gag gtc 432 Ala Arg Leu Lys Ser Asn Pro Val Lys Val Arg Phe Ser Glu Glu Val 130 135 140 atc atc aat ggt cag gtg tcg gaa act gtt aaa gac aat tca ctt ctt 480 Ile Ile Asn Gly Gln Val Ser Glu Thr Val Lys Asp Asn Ser Leu Leu 145 150 155 160 ttt atg cca aat gtt ttg aaa gtc tac ttg gaa aat gga cag acc aaa 528 Phe Met Pro Asn Val Leu Lys Val Tyr Leu Glu Asn Gly Gln Thr Lys 165 170 175 tcc ttt cgc ttt gac tgc agc act tcc att aag gat gtc atc tta act 576 Ser Phe Arg Phe Asp Cys Ser Thr Ser Ile Lys Asp Val Ile Leu Thr 180 185 190 ctg caa gag aag ctg tct atc aaa ggc att gag cac ttc tct ctc atg 624 Leu Gln Glu Lys Leu Ser Ile Lys Gly Ile Glu His Phe Ser Leu Met 195 200 205 ctg gag cag aga act gaa ggg gcc ggc acc aag ctg ctc tta ctt cat 672 Leu Glu Gln Arg Thr Glu Gly Ala Gly Thr Lys Leu Leu Leu Leu His 210 215 220 gaa cag gag aca ctc act cag gtg aca cag agg ccg agt tcc cat aag 720 Glu Gln Glu Thr Leu Thr Gln Val Thr Gln Arg Pro Ser Ser His Lys 225 230 235 240 atg agg tgt ctt ttc cga atc agt ttt gtt ccc aag gat ccc att gac 768 Met Arg Cys Leu Phe Arg Ile Ser Phe Val Pro Lys Asp Pro Ile Asp 245 250 255 ctg tta agg aga gat cca gtt gct ttc gag tat ctc tat gtt cag agc 816 Leu Leu Arg Arg Asp Pro Val Ala Phe Glu Tyr Leu Tyr Val Gln Ser 260 265 270 tgt aac gat gtc gtt cag gag cga ttt gga cca gag ctg aaa tac gac 864 Cys Asn Asp Val Val Gln Glu Arg Phe Gly Pro Glu Leu Lys Tyr Asp 275 280 285 att gcc ttg cgg ctg gcc gct tta caa atg tac att gct act gtc acc 912 Ile Ala Leu Arg Leu Ala Ala Leu Gln Met Tyr Ile Ala Thr Val Thr 290 295 300 acc aaa cag acg cag aaa atc tcc ctc aag tac att gag aaa gaa tgg 960 Thr Lys Gln Thr Gln Lys Ile Ser Leu Lys Tyr Ile Glu Lys Glu Trp 305 310 315 320 gga cta gag act ttc ctt cca tct gct gta ctt cag agc atg aaa gag 1008 Gly Leu Glu Thr Phe Leu Pro Ser Ala Val Leu Gln Ser Met Lys Glu 325 330 335 aag aac atc aag aaa gcg ctc tcc cac ctt gtc aaa gca aat caa aac 1056 Lys Asn Ile Lys Lys Ala Leu Ser His Leu Val Lys Ala Asn Gln Asn 340 345 350 ttg gta cca ccg ggt aaa aag ctc tct gca cta caa gct aag gtc cac 1104 Leu Val Pro Pro Gly Lys Lys Leu Ser Ala Leu Gln Ala Lys Val His 355 360 365 tat ctc aag ttc ctc agt gac ctg cga cta tac ggg ggc cgt gtg ttc 1152 Tyr Leu Lys Phe Leu Ser Asp Leu Arg Leu Tyr Gly Gly Arg Val Phe 370 375 380 aag gca aca tta gtg cag gca gag aag cgc tca gaa gtg act ctt ctg 1200 Lys Ala Thr Leu Val Gln Ala Glu Lys Arg Ser Glu Val Thr Leu Leu 385 390 395 400 gtg ggt ccc cgg tat ggc ata agc cat gtc ata aac acc aaa acc aac 1248 Val Gly Pro Arg Tyr Gly Ile Ser His Val Ile Asn Thr Lys Thr Asn 405 410 415 ctg gtg gct ctt tta gct gac ttc agc cat gtc aac agg att gaa atg 1296 Leu Val Ala Leu Leu Ala Asp Phe Ser His Val Asn Arg Ile Glu Met 420 425 430 ttt act gaa gag gag agt ttg gtg agg gtg gag ttg cat gtg ctc gat 1344 Phe Thr Glu Glu Glu Ser Leu Val Arg Val Glu Leu His Val Leu Asp 435 440 445 gtg aag ccc att aca ctc ctt atg gag tca tca gat gcc atg aac ctg 1392 Val Lys Pro Ile Thr Leu Leu Met Glu Ser Ser Asp Ala Met Asn Leu 450 455 460 gcc tgt ctg aca gct gga tac tac cgg ttg ctc gtg gac tcc agg agg 1440 Ala Cys Leu Thr Ala Gly Tyr Tyr Arg Leu Leu Val Asp Ser Arg Arg 465 470 475 480 tca ata ttt aac atg gcc aac aag aaa aat gca ggc aca cag gac aca 1488 Ser Ile Phe Asn Met Ala Asn Lys Lys Asn Ala Gly Thr Gln Asp Thr 485 490 495 gga acg gaa aat aaa ggc aag cat aat ctc ctt ggt cct gac tgg aac 1536 Gly Thr Glu Asn Lys Gly Lys His Asn Leu Leu Gly Pro Asp Trp Asn 500 505 510 tgt atg ccc cag atg acg acc ttc att ggc gaa ggg gaa caa gaa gcc 1584 Cys Met Pro Gln Met Thr Thr Phe Ile Gly Glu Gly Glu Gln Glu Ala 515 520 525 caa atc act tat ata gat tct aag cag aag gca gtt gag atg aca gac 1632 Gln Ile Thr Tyr Ile Asp Ser Lys Gln Lys Ala Val Glu Met Thr Asp 530 535 540 agc acc ttg tgt ccc aaa gag cac cgg cac tta tat atc gac aac aca 1680 Ser Thr Leu Cys Pro Lys Glu His Arg His Leu Tyr Ile Asp Asn Thr 545 550 555 560 tac agt tca gat gaa ctt agc cag ccg ctg act cag cca ggt gat gca 1728 Tyr Ser Ser Asp Glu Leu Ser Gln Pro Leu Thr Gln Pro Gly Asp Ala 565 570 575 ccc tgt gag gcc gac tat aga agc cta gct cag cgg tcc ctt ttg acc 1776 Pro Cys Glu Ala Asp Tyr Arg Ser Leu Ala Gln Arg Ser Leu Leu Thr 580 585 590 ctc tca gga cca gac act ctg aag aaa gca cag gaa tct ccg cga gga 1824 Leu Ser Gly Pro Asp Thr Leu Lys Lys Ala Gln Glu Ser Pro Arg Gly 595 600 605 gct aaa gtg tcc ttt att ttt gga gat ctt gcc tta gat gat ggc atg 1872 Ala Lys Val Ser Phe Ile Phe Gly Asp Leu Ala Leu Asp Asp Gly Met 610 615 620 agt ccc cca act cta ggc tat gaa aga atg tta gat gag aat cca gaa 1920 Ser Pro Pro Thr Leu Gly Tyr Glu Arg Met Leu Asp Glu Asn Pro Glu 625 630 635 640 atg ctg gag aag cag agg aat ctc tac atc agc agt gcc aat gat atg 1968 Met Leu Glu Lys Gln Arg Asn Leu Tyr Ile Ser Ser Ala Asn Asp Met 645 650 655 aaa aac ctg gac ctc act cca gac aca gac agc atc cag ttt gtg gca 2016 Lys Asn Leu Asp Leu Thr Pro Asp Thr Asp Ser Ile Gln Phe Val Ala 660 665 670 aat tca gta tat gca aac ata ggt gat gtg aag aac ttt gaa gcc cct 2064 Asn Ser Val Tyr Ala Asn Ile Gly Asp Val Lys Asn Phe Glu Ala Pro 675 680 685 gag gga ata gag gag ccc ctc tta cat gac atc tgt tat gct gaa aac 2112 Glu Gly Ile Glu Glu Pro Leu Leu His Asp Ile Cys Tyr Ala Glu Asn 690 695 700 aca gat gat gca gaa gat gaa gat gag gtg agc tgc gag gag gat ctc 2160 Thr Asp Asp Ala Glu Asp Glu Asp Glu Val Ser Cys Glu Glu Asp Leu 705 710 715 720 gtg gtg agt gaa atc aac caa cca gcc atc ctt gac ctg tct ggg tca 2208 Val Val Ser Glu Ile Asn Gln Pro Ala Ile Leu Asp Leu Ser Gly Ser 725 730 735 agt gat gat att att gac ctt aca aca ctg cct cct cca gaa gga gat 2256 Ser Asp Asp Ile Ile Asp Leu Thr Thr Leu Pro Pro Pro Glu Gly Asp 740 745 750 gac aat gag gat gac ttc ctc ctg cgt tct ctg aac atg gcc att gct 2304 Asp Asn Glu Asp Asp Phe Leu Leu Arg Ser Leu Asn Met Ala Ile Ala 755 760 765 gct ccc cca cct ggt ttt aga gac agt tct gat gaa gag gac act cag 2352 Ala Pro Pro Pro Gly Phe Arg Asp Ser Ser Asp Glu Glu Asp Thr Gln 770 775 780 agc cag gca aca tcc ttc cat gag aac aaa gaa caa ggc agc agc ctg 2400 Ser Gln Ala Thr Ser Phe His Glu Asn Lys Glu Gln Gly Ser Ser Leu 785 790 795 800 cag aat gag gag atc cct gtg tcc ctc att gat gct gtg ccc acc agt 2448 Gln Asn Glu Glu Ile Pro Val Ser Leu Ile Asp Ala Val Pro Thr Ser 805 810 815 gca gag ggc aag tgt gag aag gga ctg gac cct acc gtc gtt tcc aca 2496 Ala Glu Gly Lys Cys Glu Lys Gly Leu Asp Pro Thr Val Val Ser Thr 820 825 830 cta gaa gcc cta gaa gct ctt tca gaa gaa cag cag aag agt gaa aat 2544 Leu Glu Ala Leu Glu Ala Leu Ser Glu Glu Gln Gln Lys Ser Glu Asn 835 840 845 tca ggt gta gcc atc ttg cgg gct tat agt ccc gag tct tcc tca gac 2592 Ser Gly Val Ala Ile Leu Arg Ala Tyr Ser Pro Glu Ser Ser Ser Asp 850 855 860 tcg ggc aat gag act aac tct tct gaa atg aca gag ggt tct gaa cta 2640 Ser Gly Asn Glu Thr Asn Ser Ser Glu Met Thr Glu Gly Ser Glu Leu 865 870 875 880 gct gca gca cag aag cag tcg gaa agc ctc tcc cgc atg ttc ttg gcc 2688 Ala Ala Ala Gln Lys Gln Ser Glu Ser Leu Ser Arg Met Phe Leu Ala 885 890 895 act cat gaa ggt tat cac cct ctg gca gaa gaa cag aca gag ttc ccc 2736 Thr His Glu Gly Tyr His Pro Leu Ala Glu Glu Gln Thr Glu Phe Pro 900 905 910 acc tcc aaa acc ccc tct gtg ggc ttg cct cca aag tcc tct cat ggc 2784 Thr Ser Lys Thr Pro Ser Val Gly Leu Pro Pro Lys Ser Ser His Gly 915 920 925 ctg gct gct cgc cca gcg acc gac ctc cca ccc aaa gtt gtg cct tcc 2832 Leu Ala Ala Arg Pro Ala Thr Asp Leu Pro Pro Lys Val Val Pro Ser 930 935 940 aag cag atc ctt cac tca gat cac atg gaa atg gag cca gaa acc atg 2880 Lys Gln Ile Leu His Ser Asp His Met Glu Met Glu Pro Glu Thr Met 945 950 955 960 gag acc aag tca gtc act gac tat ttt agc aaa ctg cac atg ggg tca 2928 Glu Thr Lys Ser Val Thr Asp Tyr Phe Ser Lys Leu His Met Gly Ser 965 970 975 gtg gca tat tcc tgt acc agc aaa agg aaa agc aag ctt gct gag gga 2976 Val Ala Tyr Ser Cys Thr Ser Lys Arg Lys Ser Lys Leu Ala Glu Gly 980 985 990 gag ggg aaa tgc ccc ctg agt ggg aat gta cca ggg aaa aaa cag caa 3024 Glu Gly Lys Cys Pro Leu Ser Gly Asn Val Pro Gly Lys Lys Gln Gln 995 1000 1005 gga acc aaa ata gca gag acg gag gag gac acc aaa ggc aaa gtt 3069 Gly Thr Lys Ile Ala Glu Thr Glu Glu Asp Thr Lys Gly Lys Val 1010 1015 1020 ggc act gta tct tca aga gac aat cca cac ctc agc act ttt aac 3114 Gly Thr Val Ser Ser Arg Asp Asn Pro His Leu Ser Thr Phe Asn 1025 1030 1035 ctg gag aga act gcc ttt cgc aag gac agc caa aga tgg tat gtg 3159 Leu Glu Arg Thr Ala Phe Arg Lys Asp Ser Gln Arg Trp Tyr Val 1040 1045 1050 gcc tct gat ggt ggg gtg gta gag aaa agt gga gtg gaa gca cca 3204 Ala Ser Asp Gly Gly Val Val Glu Lys Ser Gly Val Glu Ala Pro 1055 1060 1065 gcc atg aaa gcc ttt ccc aga ggt cct ggt ctg ggg aac aga gag 3249 Ala Met Lys Ala Phe Pro Arg Gly Pro Gly Leu Gly Asn Arg Glu 1070 1075 1080 gct gaa ggg aaa gag gat ggc act atg gaa gga gag gct gat gat 3294 Ala Glu Gly Lys Glu Asp Gly Thr Met Glu Gly Glu Ala Asp Asp 1085 1090 1095 gct tca gga ctt ggt caa ggg gaa cgc ttc ctg tca gat atg gcc 3339 Ala Ser Gly Leu Gly Gln Gly Glu Arg Phe Leu Ser Asp Met Ala 1100 1105 1110 tgt gta gcc tca gcc aaa gac tta gac aac cct gaa gac act gac 3384 Cys Val Ala Ser Ala Lys Asp Leu Asp Asn Pro Glu Asp Thr Asp 1115 1120 1125 tct ccc act tgt gac cat gcc act aag ctt cct gag gct gaa gac 3429 Ser Pro Thr Cys Asp His Ala Thr Lys Leu Pro Glu Ala Glu Asp 1130 1135 1140 aat gtg gcc cgc ctt tgt gac tac cat ttg gcc aag cga atg tca 3474 Asn Val Ala Arg Leu Cys Asp Tyr His Leu Ala Lys Arg Met Ser 1145 1150 1155 tcc ctg cag agt gag ggc cat ttt tct cta cag agc tct caa ggc 3519 Ser Leu Gln Ser Glu Gly His Phe Ser Leu Gln Ser Ser Gln Gly 1160 1165 1170 tct tca gtg gac aca ggc tgt ggc cca ggc agc agt agc agt gcc 3564 Ser Ser Val Asp Thr Gly Cys Gly Pro Gly Ser Ser Ser Ser Ala 1175 1180 1185 tgt gcc act cct gtg gaa tcg ccc ctc tgc cca tcc atg gga aag 3609 Cys Ala Thr Pro Val Glu Ser Pro Leu Cys Pro Ser Met Gly Lys 1190 1195 1200 cac ctg att cca gat gct tct ggg aaa ggt ggg agt tac att tca 3654 His Leu Ile Pro Asp Ala Ser Gly Lys Gly Gly Ser Tyr Ile Ser 1205 1210 1215 cca gag gag aga gtc gct ggt cat ccc aac cat gga gcc acc ttc 3699 Pro Glu Glu Arg Val Ala Gly His Pro Asn His Gly Ala Thr Phe 1220 1225 1230 aag gaa ctg cac cca cag aca gaa ggg atg tgt cca cgc atg aca 3744 Lys Glu Leu His Pro Gln Thr Glu Gly Met Cys Pro Arg Met Thr 1235 1240 1245 gtg cct gct ctg cac aca gcc att aat gcc gac ccc ctg ttt ggc 3789 Val Pro Ala Leu His Thr Ala Ile Asn Ala Asp Pro Leu Phe Gly 1250 1255 1260 act ttg aga gat gga tgc cat cga ctg ccc aag att aag gaa acc 3834 Thr Leu Arg Asp Gly Cys His Arg Leu Pro Lys Ile Lys Glu Thr 1265 1270 1275 aca gtg tag 3843 Thr Val 1280 <210> SEQ ID NO 18 <211> LENGTH: 1280 <212> TYPE: PRT <213> ORGANISM: Rattus norvegicus <400> SEQUENCE: 18 Met Met Thr Asn Arg Asp Gly Arg Asp Tyr Phe Ile Asn His Met Thr 1 5 10 15 Gln Ala Ile Pro Phe Asp Asp Pro Arg Phe Asp Ser Cys Gln Ile Ile 20 25 30 Pro Pro Ala Pro Arg Lys Val Glu Met Arg Arg Asp Pro Val Leu Gly 35 40 45 Phe Gly Phe Val Ala Gly Ser Glu Lys Pro Val Val Val Arg Ser Val 50 55 60 Thr Pro Gly Gly Pro Ser Glu Gly Lys Leu Ile Pro Gly Asp Gln Ile 65 70 75 80 Val Met Ile Asn Asp Glu Pro Val Ser Ala Ala Pro Arg Glu Arg Val 85 90 95 Ile Asp Leu Val Arg Ser Cys Lys Glu Ser Ile Leu Phe Thr Val Ile 100 105 110 Gln Pro Tyr Pro Ser Pro Lys Ser Ala Phe Ile Ser Ala Ala Lys Lys 115 120 125 Ala Arg Leu Lys Ser Asn Pro Val Lys Val Arg Phe Ser Glu Glu Val 130 135 140 Ile Ile Asn Gly Gln Val Ser Glu Thr Val Lys Asp Asn Ser Leu Leu 145 150 155 160 Phe Met Pro Asn Val Leu Lys Val Tyr Leu Glu Asn Gly Gln Thr Lys 165 170 175 Ser Phe Arg Phe Asp Cys Ser Thr Ser Ile Lys Asp Val Ile Leu Thr 180 185 190 Leu Gln Glu Lys Leu Ser Ile Lys Gly Ile Glu His Phe Ser Leu Met 195 200 205 Leu Glu Gln Arg Thr Glu Gly Ala Gly Thr Lys Leu Leu Leu Leu His 210 215 220 Glu Gln Glu Thr Leu Thr Gln Val Thr Gln Arg Pro Ser Ser His Lys 225 230 235 240 Met Arg Cys Leu Phe Arg Ile Ser Phe Val Pro Lys Asp Pro Ile Asp 245 250 255 Leu Leu Arg Arg Asp Pro Val Ala Phe Glu Tyr Leu Tyr Val Gln Ser 260 265 270 Cys Asn Asp Val Val Gln Glu Arg Phe Gly Pro Glu Leu Lys Tyr Asp 275 280 285 Ile Ala Leu Arg Leu Ala Ala Leu Gln Met Tyr Ile Ala Thr Val Thr 290 295 300 Thr Lys Gln Thr Gln Lys Ile Ser Leu Lys Tyr Ile Glu Lys Glu Trp 305 310 315 320 Gly Leu Glu Thr Phe Leu Pro Ser Ala Val Leu Gln Ser Met Lys Glu 325 330 335 Lys Asn Ile Lys Lys Ala Leu Ser His Leu Val Lys Ala Asn Gln Asn 340 345 350 Leu Val Pro Pro Gly Lys Lys Leu Ser Ala Leu Gln Ala Lys Val His 355 360 365 Tyr Leu Lys Phe Leu Ser Asp Leu Arg Leu Tyr Gly Gly Arg Val Phe 370 375 380 Lys Ala Thr Leu Val Gln Ala Glu Lys Arg Ser Glu Val Thr Leu Leu 385 390 395 400 Val Gly Pro Arg Tyr Gly Ile Ser His Val Ile Asn Thr Lys Thr Asn 405 410 415 Leu Val Ala Leu Leu Ala Asp Phe Ser His Val Asn Arg Ile Glu Met 420 425 430 Phe Thr Glu Glu Glu Ser Leu Val Arg Val Glu Leu His Val Leu Asp 435 440 445 Val Lys Pro Ile Thr Leu Leu Met Glu Ser Ser Asp Ala Met Asn Leu 450 455 460 Ala Cys Leu Thr Ala Gly Tyr Tyr Arg Leu Leu Val Asp Ser Arg Arg 465 470 475 480 Ser Ile Phe Asn Met Ala Asn Lys Lys Asn Ala Gly Thr Gln Asp Thr 485 490 495 Gly Thr Glu Asn Lys Gly Lys His Asn Leu Leu Gly Pro Asp Trp Asn 500 505 510 Cys Met Pro Gln Met Thr Thr Phe Ile Gly Glu Gly Glu Gln Glu Ala 515 520 525 Gln Ile Thr Tyr Ile Asp Ser Lys Gln Lys Ala Val Glu Met Thr Asp 530 535 540 Ser Thr Leu Cys Pro Lys Glu His Arg His Leu Tyr Ile Asp Asn Thr 545 550 555 560 Tyr Ser Ser Asp Glu Leu Ser Gln Pro Leu Thr Gln Pro Gly Asp Ala 565 570 575 Pro Cys Glu Ala Asp Tyr Arg Ser Leu Ala Gln Arg Ser Leu Leu Thr 580 585 590 Leu Ser Gly Pro Asp Thr Leu Lys Lys Ala Gln Glu Ser Pro Arg Gly 595 600 605 Ala Lys Val Ser Phe Ile Phe Gly Asp Leu Ala Leu Asp Asp Gly Met 610 615 620 Ser Pro Pro Thr Leu Gly Tyr Glu Arg Met Leu Asp Glu Asn Pro Glu 625 630 635 640 Met Leu Glu Lys Gln Arg Asn Leu Tyr Ile Ser Ser Ala Asn Asp Met 645 650 655 Lys Asn Leu Asp Leu Thr Pro Asp Thr Asp Ser Ile Gln Phe Val Ala 660 665 670 Asn Ser Val Tyr Ala Asn Ile Gly Asp Val Lys Asn Phe Glu Ala Pro 675 680 685 Glu Gly Ile Glu Glu Pro Leu Leu His Asp Ile Cys Tyr Ala Glu Asn 690 695 700 Thr Asp Asp Ala Glu Asp Glu Asp Glu Val Ser Cys Glu Glu Asp Leu 705 710 715 720 Val Val Ser Glu Ile Asn Gln Pro Ala Ile Leu Asp Leu Ser Gly Ser 725 730 735 Ser Asp Asp Ile Ile Asp Leu Thr Thr Leu Pro Pro Pro Glu Gly Asp 740 745 750 Asp Asn Glu Asp Asp Phe Leu Leu Arg Ser Leu Asn Met Ala Ile Ala 755 760 765 Ala Pro Pro Pro Gly Phe Arg Asp Ser Ser Asp Glu Glu Asp Thr Gln 770 775 780 Ser Gln Ala Thr Ser Phe His Glu Asn Lys Glu Gln Gly Ser Ser Leu 785 790 795 800 Gln Asn Glu Glu Ile Pro Val Ser Leu Ile Asp Ala Val Pro Thr Ser 805 810 815 Ala Glu Gly Lys Cys Glu Lys Gly Leu Asp Pro Thr Val Val Ser Thr 820 825 830 Leu Glu Ala Leu Glu Ala Leu Ser Glu Glu Gln Gln Lys Ser Glu Asn 835 840 845 Ser Gly Val Ala Ile Leu Arg Ala Tyr Ser Pro Glu Ser Ser Ser Asp 850 855 860 Ser Gly Asn Glu Thr Asn Ser Ser Glu Met Thr Glu Gly Ser Glu Leu 865 870 875 880 Ala Ala Ala Gln Lys Gln Ser Glu Ser Leu Ser Arg Met Phe Leu Ala 885 890 895 Thr His Glu Gly Tyr His Pro Leu Ala Glu Glu Gln Thr Glu Phe Pro 900 905 910 Thr Ser Lys Thr Pro Ser Val Gly Leu Pro Pro Lys Ser Ser His Gly 915 920 925 Leu Ala Ala Arg Pro Ala Thr Asp Leu Pro Pro Lys Val Val Pro Ser 930 935 940 Lys Gln Ile Leu His Ser Asp His Met Glu Met Glu Pro Glu Thr Met 945 950 955 960 Glu Thr Lys Ser Val Thr Asp Tyr Phe Ser Lys Leu His Met Gly Ser 965 970 975 Val Ala Tyr Ser Cys Thr Ser Lys Arg Lys Ser Lys Leu Ala Glu Gly 980 985 990 Glu Gly Lys Cys Pro Leu Ser Gly Asn Val Pro Gly Lys Lys Gln Gln 995 1000 1005 Gly Thr Lys Ile Ala Glu Thr Glu Glu Asp Thr Lys Gly Lys Val 1010 1015 1020 Gly Thr Val Ser Ser Arg Asp Asn Pro His Leu Ser Thr Phe Asn 1025 1030 1035 Leu Glu Arg Thr Ala Phe Arg Lys Asp Ser Gln Arg Trp Tyr Val 1040 1045 1050 Ala Ser Asp Gly Gly Val Val Glu Lys Ser Gly Val Glu Ala Pro 1055 1060 1065 Ala Met Lys Ala Phe Pro Arg Gly Pro Gly Leu Gly Asn Arg Glu 1070 1075 1080 Ala Glu Gly Lys Glu Asp Gly Thr Met Glu Gly Glu Ala Asp Asp 1085 1090 1095 Ala Ser Gly Leu Gly Gln Gly Glu Arg Phe Leu Ser Asp Met Ala 1100 1105 1110 Cys Val Ala Ser Ala Lys Asp Leu Asp Asn Pro Glu Asp Thr Asp 1115 1120 1125 Ser Pro Thr Cys Asp His Ala Thr Lys Leu Pro Glu Ala Glu Asp 1130 1135 1140 Asn Val Ala Arg Leu Cys Asp Tyr His Leu Ala Lys Arg Met Ser 1145 1150 1155 Ser Leu Gln Ser Glu Gly His Phe Ser Leu Gln Ser Ser Gln Gly 1160 1165 1170 Ser Ser Val Asp Thr Gly Cys Gly Pro Gly Ser Ser Ser Ser Ala 1175 1180 1185 Cys Ala Thr Pro Val Glu Ser Pro Leu Cys Pro Ser Met Gly Lys 1190 1195 1200 His Leu Ile Pro Asp Ala Ser Gly Lys Gly Gly Ser Tyr Ile Ser 1205 1210 1215 Pro Glu Glu Arg Val Ala Gly His Pro Asn His Gly Ala Thr Phe 1220 1225 1230 Lys Glu Leu His Pro Gln Thr Glu Gly Met Cys Pro Arg Met Thr 1235 1240 1245 Val Pro Ala Leu His Thr Ala Ile Asn Ala Asp Pro Leu Phe Gly 1250 1255 1260 Thr Leu Arg Asp Gly Cys His Arg Leu Pro Lys Ile Lys Glu Thr 1265 1270 1275 Thr Val 1280 <210> SEQ ID NO 19 <211> LENGTH: 1583 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Homo sapiens <220> FEATURE: <221> NAME/KEY: CDS <222> LOCATION: (160)..(1257) <400> SEQUENCE: 19 ggcacgagtg agcatgcctg ccctttgcaa gcaggtttgg gtctcacgca gaggaaacca 60 aaagcaataa gagggaggga aggcagagca accaatcaag ggcagggtga gactcaaaac 120 gagcgggctc cctggggagc cagacagagg ctgggggtg atg gcg gag cta cag 174 Met Ala Glu Leu Gln 1 5 cag ctg cag gag ttt gag atc ccc act ggc cgg gag gct ctg agg ggc 222 Gln Leu Gln Glu Phe Glu Ile Pro Thr Gly Arg Glu Ala Leu Arg Gly 10 15 20 aac cac agt gcc ctg ctg cgg gtc gct gac tac tgc gag gac aac tat 270 Asn His Ser Ala Leu Leu Arg Val Ala Asp Tyr Cys Glu Asp Asn Tyr 25 30 35 gtg cag gcc aca gac aag cgg aag gcg ctg gag gag acc atg gcc ttc 318 Val Gln Ala Thr Asp Lys Arg Lys Ala Leu Glu Glu Thr Met Ala Phe 40 45 50 act acc cag gca ctg gcc agc gtg gcc tac cag gtg ggc aac ctg gcc 366 Thr Thr Gln Ala Leu Ala Ser Val Ala Tyr Gln Val Gly Asn Leu Ala 55 60 65 ggg cac act ctg cgc atg ttg gac ctg cag ggg gcc gcc ctg cgg cag 414 Gly His Thr Leu Arg Met Leu Asp Leu Gln Gly Ala Ala Leu Arg Gln 70 75 80 85 gtg gaa gcc cgt gta agc acg ctg ggc cag atg gtg aac atg cat atg 462 Val Glu Ala Arg Val Ser Thr Leu Gly Gln Met Val Asn Met His Met 90 95 100 gag aag gtg gcc cga agg gag atc ggc acc tta gcc act gtc caa cgg 510 Glu Lys Val Ala Arg Arg Glu Ile Gly Thr Leu Ala Thr Val Gln Arg 105 110 115 ctg ccc ccc ggc cag aag gtc atc gcc cca gag aac cta ccc cct ctc 558 Leu Pro Pro Gly Gln Lys Val Ile Ala Pro Glu Asn Leu Pro Pro Leu 120 125 130 acg ccc tac tgc agg aga acc ctc aac ttt ggc tgc ctg gac gac att 606 Thr Pro Tyr Cys Arg Arg Thr Leu Asn Phe Gly Cys Leu Asp Asp Ile 135 140 145 ggc cat ggg atc aag gac ctc agc acg cag ctg tca aga aca ggc acc 654 Gly His Gly Ile Lys Asp Leu Ser Thr Gln Leu Ser Arg Thr Gly Thr 150 155 160 165 ctg tct cga aag agc atc aag gcc cct gcc aca ccc gcc tcc gcc acc 702 Leu Ser Arg Lys Ser Ile Lys Ala Pro Ala Thr Pro Ala Ser Ala Thr 170 175 180 ttg ggg aga cca ccc cgg att ccc gag cca gtg cac ctg ccg gtg gtg 750 Leu Gly Arg Pro Pro Arg Ile Pro Glu Pro Val His Leu Pro Val Val 185 190 195 ccc gac ggc aga ctc tcc gcc gcc tcc tct gcg tct tcc ctg gcc tcg 798 Pro Asp Gly Arg Leu Ser Ala Ala Ser Ser Ala Ser Ser Leu Ala Ser 200 205 210 gcc ggc agc gcc gaa ggt gtc ggt ggg gcc ccc acg ccc aag ggg cag 846 Ala Gly Ser Ala Glu Gly Val Gly Gly Ala Pro Thr Pro Lys Gly Gln 215 220 225 gca gca cct cca gcc cca cct ctc ccc agc tcc ttg gac cca cct cct 894 Ala Ala Pro Pro Ala Pro Pro Leu Pro Ser Ser Leu Asp Pro Pro Pro 230 235 240 245 cca cca gca gcc gtc gag gtg ttc cag cgg cct ccc acg ctg gag gag 942 Pro Pro Ala Ala Val Glu Val Phe Gln Arg Pro Pro Thr Leu Glu Glu 250 255 260 ttg tcc cca ccc cca ccg gac gaa gag ctg ccc ctg cca ctg gac ctg 990 Leu Ser Pro Pro Pro Pro Asp Glu Glu Leu Pro Leu Pro Leu Asp Leu 265 270 275 cct cct cct cca ccc ctg gat gga gat gaa ttg ggg ctg cct cca ccc 1038 Pro Pro Pro Pro Pro Leu Asp Gly Asp Glu Leu Gly Leu Pro Pro Pro 280 285 290 cca cca gga ttt ggg cct gat gag ccc agc tgg gtg cct gcc tca tac 1086 Pro Pro Gly Phe Gly Pro Asp Glu Pro Ser Trp Val Pro Ala Ser Tyr 295 300 305 ttg gag aaa gtg gtg aca ctg tac cca tac acc agc cag aag gac aat 1134 Leu Glu Lys Val Val Thr Leu Tyr Pro Tyr Thr Ser Gln Lys Asp Asn 310 315 320 325 gag ctc tcc ttc tct gag ggc act gtc atc tgt gtc act cgc cgc tac 1182 Glu Leu Ser Phe Ser Glu Gly Thr Val Ile Cys Val Thr Arg Arg Tyr 330 335 340 tcc gat ggc tgg tgc gag ggc gtc agc tca gag ggg act gga ttc ttc 1230 Ser Asp Gly Trp Cys Glu Gly Val Ser Ser Glu Gly Thr Gly Phe Phe 345 350 355 cct ggg aac tat gtg gag ccc agc tgc tgacagccca gggctctctg 1277 Pro Gly Asn Tyr Val Glu Pro Ser Cys 360 365 ggcagctgat gtctgcactg agtgggtttc atgagcccca agccaaaacc agctccagtc 1337 acagctggac tgggtctgcc cacctcttgg gctgtgagct gtgttctgtc cttcctccca 1397 tcggagggag aaggggtcct ggggagagag aatttatcca gaggcctgct gcagatgggg 1457 aagagctgga aaccaagaag tttgtcaaca gaggacccct actccatgca ggacagggtc 1517 tcctgctgca agtcccaact ttgaataaaa cagatgatgt cctgtgaaaa aaaaaaaaaa 1577 aaaaaa 1583 <210> SEQ ID NO 20 <211> LENGTH: 366 <212> TYPE: PRT <213> ORGANISM: Homo sapiens <400> SEQUENCE: 20 Met Ala Glu Leu Gln Gln Leu Gln Glu Phe Glu Ile Pro Thr Gly Arg 1 5 10 15 Glu Ala Leu Arg Gly Asn His Ser Ala Leu Leu Arg Val Ala Asp Tyr 20 25 30 Cys Glu Asp Asn Tyr Val Gln Ala Thr Asp Lys Arg Lys Ala Leu Glu 35 40 45 Glu Thr Met Ala Phe Thr Thr Gln Ala Leu Ala Ser Val Ala Tyr Gln 50 55 60 Val Gly Asn Leu Ala Gly His Thr Leu Arg Met Leu Asp Leu Gln Gly 65 70 75 80 Ala Ala Leu Arg Gln Val Glu Ala Arg Val Ser Thr Leu Gly Gln Met 85 90 95 Val Asn Met His Met Glu Lys Val Ala Arg Arg Glu Ile Gly Thr Leu 100 105 110 Ala Thr Val Gln Arg Leu Pro Pro Gly Gln Lys Val Ile Ala Pro Glu 115 120 125 Asn Leu Pro Pro Leu Thr Pro Tyr Cys Arg Arg Thr Leu Asn Phe Gly 130 135 140 Cys Leu Asp Asp Ile Gly His Gly Ile Lys Asp Leu Ser Thr Gln Leu 145 150 155 160 Ser Arg Thr Gly Thr Leu Ser Arg Lys Ser Ile Lys Ala Pro Ala Thr 165 170 175 Pro Ala Ser Ala Thr Leu Gly Arg Pro Pro Arg Ile Pro Glu Pro Val 180 185 190 His Leu Pro Val Val Pro Asp Gly Arg Leu Ser Ala Ala Ser Ser Ala 195 200 205 Ser Ser Leu Ala Ser Ala Gly Ser Ala Glu Gly Val Gly Gly Ala Pro 210 215 220 Thr Pro Lys Gly Gln Ala Ala Pro Pro Ala Pro Pro Leu Pro Ser Ser 225 230 235 240 Leu Asp Pro Pro Pro Pro Pro Ala Ala Val Glu Val Phe Gln Arg Pro 245 250 255 Pro Thr Leu Glu Glu Leu Ser Pro Pro Pro Pro Asp Glu Glu Leu Pro 260 265 270 Leu Pro Leu Asp Leu Pro Pro Pro Pro Pro Leu Asp Gly Asp Glu Leu 275 280 285 Gly Leu Pro Pro Pro Pro Pro Gly Phe Gly Pro Asp Glu Pro Ser Trp 290 295 300 Val Pro Ala Ser Tyr Leu Glu Lys Val Val Thr Leu Tyr Pro Tyr Thr 305 310 315 320 Ser Gln Lys Asp Asn Glu Leu Ser Phe Ser Glu Gly Thr Val Ile Cys 325 330 335 Val Thr Arg Arg Tyr Ser Asp Gly Trp Cys Glu Gly Val Ser Ser Glu 340 345 350 Gly Thr Gly Phe Phe Pro Gly Asn Tyr Val Glu Pro Ser Cys 355 360 365 <210> SEQ ID NO 21 <211> LENGTH: 6935 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Homo sapiens <220> FEATURE: <221> NAME/KEY: CDS <222> LOCATION: (498)..(3779) <400> SEQUENCE: 21 tttccagcca acgccaaaca gtgactgttg acaatttcat attgtcatca ggggaaccaa 60 ggcttattca gatgcctatt tcagaaccta ggacagttcc attgaaaagg cgcaggcgtt 120 cgggctggct gactagatgg atcaggcctg gctgcctgat ggctatattc ctccttcctc 180 cctctccact tccatctcaa cccttgaggc tgcatattga atagttggag aattcagtga 240 actaagagat gcaaatgcac agtacaaaat tcaaatgtcc aattcggggc agggctgcat 300 ctaactttaa tggcaaccac tgcatgtgat gtctggggac tctatagata catggcctca 360 gaccctgaag acatctggat tctgtcactg gattgttcac aaagtgaggc tgaactttcc 420 acaggacgaa gtcttcaggc tggccgcctc cctcgggaac ctggggcttg agccaggtgc 480 cgccctatgg atgggag atg acg gca aac cga gat ggg cga gac tac ttc 530 Met Thr Ala Asn Arg Asp Gly Arg Asp Tyr Phe 1 5 10 atc aat cac atg aca cag gca atc cct ttt gac gac cct cgg tta gag 578 Ile Asn His Met Thr Gln Ala Ile Pro Phe Asp Asp Pro Arg Leu Glu 15 20 25 agc tgc caa atc atc cct ccg gct cct cgg aag gtg gag atg aga agg 626 Ser Cys Gln Ile Ile Pro Pro Ala Pro Arg Lys Val Glu Met Arg Arg 30 35 40 gac ccc gtg ctg gga ttt ggt ttt gtg gca ggc agt gaa aag cca gtg 674 Asp Pro Val Leu Gly Phe Gly Phe Val Ala Gly Ser Glu Lys Pro Val 45 50 55 gtc gtt cgc tca gta aca cca ggt ggc ccc tct gaa ggc aag ctg atc 722 Val Val Arg Ser Val Thr Pro Gly Gly Pro Ser Glu Gly Lys Leu Ile 60 65 70 75 ccg gga gat cag att gta atg att aat gat gaa ccg gtc agc gct gca 770 Pro Gly Asp Gln Ile Val Met Ile Asn Asp Glu Pro Val Ser Ala Ala 80 85 90 ccc aga gag cgg gtc atc gat ctg gtc aga agc tgc aaa gaa tcg ata 818 Pro Arg Glu Arg Val Ile Asp Leu Val Arg Ser Cys Lys Glu Ser Ile 95 100 105 ctc ctc act gtc att cag cct tac cct tct ccc aaa tca gca ttt att 866 Leu Leu Thr Val Ile Gln Pro Tyr Pro Ser Pro Lys Ser Ala Phe Ile 110 115 120 agt gct gca aaa aag gca aga tta aag tcc aat cct gtc aaa gta cgc 914 Ser Ala Ala Lys Lys Ala Arg Leu Lys Ser Asn Pro Val Lys Val Arg 125 130 135 ttc tct gag gag gtc atc atc aac ggc caa gtg tcg gaa act gtt aag 962 Phe Ser Glu Glu Val Ile Ile Asn Gly Gln Val Ser Glu Thr Val Lys 140 145 150 155 gac aac tca ctt ctt ttt atg cca aat gtt ttg aaa gtc tat ctg gaa 1010 Asp Asn Ser Leu Leu Phe Met Pro Asn Val Leu Lys Val Tyr Leu Glu 160 165 170 aat ggg cag acc aaa tca ttt cgt ttt gac tgc agc act tcc att aag 1058 Asn Gly Gln Thr Lys Ser Phe Arg Phe Asp Cys Ser Thr Ser Ile Lys 175 180 185 gat gtc atc tta acc ctt caa gag aag ctc tcc atc aaa ggc att gaa 1106 Asp Val Ile Leu Thr Leu Gln Glu Lys Leu Ser Ile Lys Gly Ile Glu 190 195 200 cac ttc tct ctc atg ctg gag cag agg aca gaa ggg gct gga acg aag 1154 His Phe Ser Leu Met Leu Glu Gln Arg Thr Glu Gly Ala Gly Thr Lys 205 210 215 ctg ctc ttg ctt cat gaa cag gag act cta act cag gtg aca cag agg 1202 Leu Leu Leu Leu His Glu Gln Glu Thr Leu Thr Gln Val Thr Gln Arg 220 225 230 235 ccc agc tcc cat aag atg aga tgt ctt ttc cga att agc ttc gtc cca 1250 Pro Ser Ser His Lys Met Arg Cys Leu Phe Arg Ile Ser Phe Val Pro 240 245 250 aaa gat cca att gac ctt tta agg aga gat cca gtt gct ttc gag tat 1298 Lys Asp Pro Ile Asp Leu Leu Arg Arg Asp Pro Val Ala Phe Glu Tyr 255 260 265 ctc tat gtt cag agt tgt aac gat gtg gtt cag gag cga ttt ggg ccg 1346 Leu Tyr Val Gln Ser Cys Asn Asp Val Val Gln Glu Arg Phe Gly Pro 270 275 280 gag ctg aaa tat gac ata gcc ctg cgg ctg gcc gca tta caa atg tac 1394 Glu Leu Lys Tyr Asp Ile Ala Leu Arg Leu Ala Ala Leu Gln Met Tyr 285 290 295 att gca acc gtt acc acc aag caa acg cag aaa atc tcc ctc aaa tac 1442 Ile Ala Thr Val Thr Thr Lys Gln Thr Gln Lys Ile Ser Leu Lys Tyr 300 305 310 315 atc gaa aaa gaa tgg gga tta gag act ttt ctt ccc tct gct gtg ctg 1490 Ile Glu Lys Glu Trp Gly Leu Glu Thr Phe Leu Pro Ser Ala Val Leu 320 325 330 caa agc atg aaa gag aag aac ata aag aaa gca ctt tca cac ctt gtc 1538 Gln Ser Met Lys Glu Lys Asn Ile Lys Lys Ala Leu Ser His Leu Val 335 340 345 aaa gca aat caa aac ttg gta cca ccg ggt aaa aag ctc tct gca cta 1586 Lys Ala Asn Gln Asn Leu Val Pro Pro Gly Lys Lys Leu Ser Ala Leu 350 355 360 caa gcc aag gtc cat tat ctc aag ttc ctc agt gac cta cga ttg tat 1634 Gln Ala Lys Val His Tyr Leu Lys Phe Leu Ser Asp Leu Arg Leu Tyr 365 370 375 ggg ggc cgt gtg ttc aag gca aca tta gtg cag gca gaa aag cgc tcg 1682 Gly Gly Arg Val Phe Lys Ala Thr Leu Val Gln Ala Glu Lys Arg Ser 380 385 390 395 gaa gtg act ctc ctg gtt ggg ccc cgg tat ggc ata agc cat gtc atc 1730 Glu Val Thr Leu Leu Val Gly Pro Arg Tyr Gly Ile Ser His Val Ile 400 405 410 aac acc aaa acc aat ctg gtg gct ctt tta gcc gac ttt agc cac gtc 1778 Asn Thr Lys Thr Asn Leu Val Ala Leu Leu Ala Asp Phe Ser His Val 415 420 425 aac agg atc gaa atg ttt tcc gag gag gag agc ttg gtg cgg gta gaa 1826 Asn Arg Ile Glu Met Phe Ser Glu Glu Glu Ser Leu Val Arg Val Glu 430 435 440 ctc cac gtg cta gat gtg aag cct atc acg ctt ctg atg gaa tcc tca 1874 Leu His Val Leu Asp Val Lys Pro Ile Thr Leu Leu Met Glu Ser Ser 445 450 455 gat gcc atg aac ctg gcc tgc ttg acg gct gga tac tac cgg ctg ctt 1922 Asp Ala Met Asn Leu Ala Cys Leu Thr Ala Gly Tyr Tyr Arg Leu Leu 460 465 470 475 gtt gat tcc agg agg tcg ata ttt aac atg gcc aac aag aaa aac aca 1970 Val Asp Ser Arg Arg Ser Ile Phe Asn Met Ala Asn Lys Lys Asn Thr 480 485 490 gcg acc cag gaa aca gga cct gaa aac aag ggg aag cat aac ctc ctt 2018 Ala Thr Gln Glu Thr Gly Pro Glu Asn Lys Gly Lys His Asn Leu Leu 495 500 505 ggc cca gat tgg aac tgt ata ccc caa atg acc acc ttt att ggc gaa 2066 Gly Pro Asp Trp Asn Cys Ile Pro Gln Met Thr Thr Phe Ile Gly Glu 510 515 520 ggg gaa caa gaa gcc cag ata aca tac ata gat tca aag cag aag acg 2114 Gly Glu Gln Glu Ala Gln Ile Thr Tyr Ile Asp Ser Lys Gln Lys Thr 525 530 535 gtg gag atc aca gac agc acc atg tgt cca aaa gag cac cgg cac ttg 2162 Val Glu Ile Thr Asp Ser Thr Met Cys Pro Lys Glu His Arg His Leu 540 545 550 555 tac ata gac aat gcc tat agt tca gat gga ctt aac cag cag ctg agc 2210 Tyr Ile Asp Asn Ala Tyr Ser Ser Asp Gly Leu Asn Gln Gln Leu Ser 560 565 570 cag ccc ggg gag gcc ccc tgt gag gca gac tac aga agt cta gct cag 2258 Gln Pro Gly Glu Ala Pro Cys Glu Ala Asp Tyr Arg Ser Leu Ala Gln 575 580 585 cgg tcc cta ttg acc ctc tca gga cca gaa act ctg aag aaa gca cag 2306 Arg Ser Leu Leu Thr Leu Ser Gly Pro Glu Thr Leu Lys Lys Ala Gln 590 595 600 gaa tct ccg aga gga gct aaa gtg tcc ttt att ttt gga gac ttc gcc 2354 Glu Ser Pro Arg Gly Ala Lys Val Ser Phe Ile Phe Gly Asp Phe Ala 605 610 615 ttg gat gat ggt att agt ccc cca acc ctt ggc tat gaa acg cta cta 2402 Leu Asp Asp Gly Ile Ser Pro Pro Thr Leu Gly Tyr Glu Thr Leu Leu 620 625 630 635 gat gag ggt cct gaa atg ctg gag aag cag aga aat ctc tac att ggc 2450 Asp Glu Gly Pro Glu Met Leu Glu Lys Gln Arg Asn Leu Tyr Ile Gly 640 645 650 agt gcc aat gac atg aag ggc ctg gat ctc act cca gag gca gag ggc 2498 Ser Ala Asn Asp Met Lys Gly Leu Asp Leu Thr Pro Glu Ala Glu Gly 655 660 665 atc cag ttt gtg gaa aat tct gtt tat gca aac ata ggc gat gtg aag 2546 Ile Gln Phe Val Glu Asn Ser Val Tyr Ala Asn Ile Gly Asp Val Lys 670 675 680 agc ttc cag gcc gcg gag ggg atc gag gaa ccc ctc ttg cat gac atc 2594 Ser Phe Gln Ala Ala Glu Gly Ile Glu Glu Pro Leu Leu His Asp Ile 685 690 695 tgt tat gca gaa aac act gat gac gcg gag gac gag gac gag gtg agc 2642 Cys Tyr Ala Glu Asn Thr Asp Asp Ala Glu Asp Glu Asp Glu Val Ser 700 705 710 715 tgc gag gag gac ctc gtg gtg ggg gag atg aac cag ccg gcc atc ctc 2690 Cys Glu Glu Asp Leu Val Val Gly Glu Met Asn Gln Pro Ala Ile Leu 720 725 730 aac ctg tct ggg tca agc gat gac atc att gac ctc aca tcc ctg ccc 2738 Asn Leu Ser Gly Ser Ser Asp Asp Ile Ile Asp Leu Thr Ser Leu Pro 735 740 745 cct cca gaa ggt gat gac aat gag gat gac ttc ctg ttg cgt tcc ttg 2786 Pro Pro Glu Gly Asp Asp Asn Glu Asp Asp Phe Leu Leu Arg Ser Leu 750 755 760 aac atg gcc att gcc gca ccc cca cct ggc ttt aga gac agt tca gat 2834 Asn Met Ala Ile Ala Ala Pro Pro Pro Gly Phe Arg Asp Ser Ser Asp 765 770 775 gaa gag gac tct cag agc cag gca gct tcc ttc ccc gag gac aag gag 2882 Glu Glu Asp Ser Gln Ser Gln Ala Ala Ser Phe Pro Glu Asp Lys Glu 780 785 790 795 aaa ggc agc agc ctg caa aat gat gag atc ccc gtg tcc ctc att gac 2930 Lys Gly Ser Ser Leu Gln Asn Asp Glu Ile Pro Val Ser Leu Ile Asp 800 805 810 gct gtg ccc acc agc gcc gaa ggc aag tgt gag aag gga ctg gat aat 2978 Ala Val Pro Thr Ser Ala Glu Gly Lys Cys Glu Lys Gly Leu Asp Asn 815 820 825 gcc gtc gtc tcc acg ctg gga gct cta gag gct cta tcc gtg tca gaa 3026 Ala Val Val Ser Thr Leu Gly Ala Leu Glu Ala Leu Ser Val Ser Glu 830 835 840 gaa cag cag acc agt gac aat tca ggt gta gcc atc ttg cgg gct tat 3074 Glu Gln Gln Thr Ser Asp Asn Ser Gly Val Ala Ile Leu Arg Ala Tyr 845 850 855 agt cct gag tct tcg tca gac tcg ggc aat gaa act aac tct tct gaa 3122 Ser Pro Glu Ser Ser Ser Asp Ser Gly Asn Glu Thr Asn Ser Ser Glu 860 865 870 875 atg act gag agt tct gaa ctg gcc aca gca caa aaa cag tca gaa aac 3170 Met Thr Glu Ser Ser Glu Leu Ala Thr Ala Gln Lys Gln Ser Glu Asn 880 885 890 ctc tcc cgc atg ttc ttg gcc act cac gaa ggc tac cac ccc ctt gca 3218 Leu Ser Arg Met Phe Leu Ala Thr His Glu Gly Tyr His Pro Leu Ala 895 900 905 gaa gag cag acc gag ttc ccg gcc tcc aag acc ccc gct ggg ggc ttg 3266 Glu Glu Gln Thr Glu Phe Pro Ala Ser Lys Thr Pro Ala Gly Gly Leu 910 915 920 cct cca aag tcc tcg cac gcc ctg gct gct agg cca gca acc gac ctc 3314 Pro Pro Lys Ser Ser His Ala Leu Ala Ala Arg Pro Ala Thr Asp Leu 925 930 935 ccg ccc aaa gtt gtg cct tcc aag cag tta ctt cac tca gac cac atg 3362 Pro Pro Lys Val Val Pro Ser Lys Gln Leu Leu His Ser Asp His Met 940 945 950 955 gag atg gag cct gaa act atg gag act aag tcg gtc act gac tat ttt 3410 Glu Met Glu Pro Glu Thr Met Glu Thr Lys Ser Val Thr Asp Tyr Phe 960 965 970 agc aaa ctg cac atg ggg tcg gtg gca tac tcc tgc act agc aaa agg 3458 Ser Lys Leu His Met Gly Ser Val Ala Tyr Ser Cys Thr Ser Lys Arg 975 980 985 aaa agc aag ctg gcc gat ggt gag ggg aag gca ccc cct aat ggg aac 3506 Lys Ser Lys Leu Ala Asp Gly Glu Gly Lys Ala Pro Pro Asn Gly Asn 990 995 1000 aca aca gga aaa aaa cag cag ggg acc aaa acg gca gag atg gag 3551 Thr Thr Gly Lys Lys Gln Gln Gly Thr Lys Thr Ala Glu Met Glu 1005 1010 1015 gag gag gcc agt ggt aaa ttt ggt act gtg tct tca cga gac agt 3596 Glu Glu Ala Ser Gly Lys Phe Gly Thr Val Ser Ser Arg Asp Ser 1020 1025 1030 caa cac ctg agc act ttt aat ctg gag aga act gcc ttt cgc aag 3641 Gln His Leu Ser Thr Phe Asn Leu Glu Arg Thr Ala Phe Arg Lys 1035 1040 1045 gac agt caa aga tgg tat gtg gcc act gaa ggt ggg atg gct gaa 3686 Asp Ser Gln Arg Trp Tyr Val Ala Thr Glu Gly Gly Met Ala Glu 1050 1055 1060 aaa aag tgg att aga agc agc aac agg gaa aac ctt tcc aag agc 3731 Lys Lys Trp Ile Arg Ser Ser Asn Arg Glu Asn Leu Ser Lys Ser 1065 1070 1075 ttc tgg tct tgg ggc aag gga ggc cga agg gaa gga aga agg agc 3776 Phe Trp Ser Trp Gly Lys Gly Gly Arg Arg Glu Gly Arg Arg Ser 1080 1085 1090 tcc tgatggagaa accagtgatg gctcaggact tggtcaaggg gaccgcttct 3829 Ser taactgacgt gacctgtgca tcttcagcca aagacttaga taacccagag gacgctgact 3889 cgtccacctg cgaccatcct tccaagcttc ctgaggctga tgagagtgtg gcccgccttt 3949 gtgactacca cttggccaag cggatgtcat cactgcaaag cgagggccat ttttctctgc 4009 agagctccca aggctcttca gtggatgcag gctgtggcac aggcagcagt ggcagtgcct 4069 gtgccacacc cgtggagtcg ccgctctgcc cctccctggg gaagcacttg attcctgacg 4129 cttctgggaa aggcgtgaat tacattcctt cagaggagag agcccctggg cttcccaacc 4189 acggagccac ctttaaggaa ctgcacccac agacagaagg gatgtgtcca cggatgacag 4249 tgcctgctct gcacacagcc attaacaccg aacccctgtt tggcacattg agagatggat 4309 gccatcggct ccccaagatt aaggaaacca cagtgtagct ttgacagagc ctgggaagga 4369 gagacgagga ggcatgcctt cagcttggtc tcaacatcct gaagctgatc ccatcctgct 4429 accatcaaac attcactcgg aatcaaaggt gccaattcca aatcaagacc ctaatgattt 4489 ctcccaagca aatcaggcat acggagaggc tgtgagctgg cggccaccgg atctgagagg 4549 ggggagcctc aggacacctc ccagccagaa ggctctgaga catagcagca gtatcctctc 4609 cggatctgtc gatttggaga ccttccgaga gagaaccaag ggtgcagtca gcttaaagtg 4669 tccaggcatc acagaagcac aggaggccag ttctgaaagg cgagcagaac tccccctggg 4729 gaggaagctc accaaaagtt tttcccaaag ctcaatgcac ttgagctctg aggggaggtt 4789 tcacaaaagg tccccagtgg ctcataaaga ctcaaagctg tataggacat tacccttgcg 4849 gaagctggag ggcagcaatt ggagatgccg gggacccttc agctattgct tcctgaaccg 4909 agggcaggat gaagatggtg aggaagaaga ggagagggga gaggccaccg tccaggtctc 4969 ttgcctctat agaccacagg tgactcaagc catgccagaa ccaagcagcc catgcctggc 5029 tgtggcgatt cagaagcaac gaggggagct atccagaggg tcagtgctga aggtctgggc 5089 agaagacctg cgagacccag atgacttgga cttcagcaac ctggcttttg atgcccggat 5149 tgcaagaata aatgccctaa aggagagcac atatgcaatg cctgatgggt tccttgcagc 5209 ccaaaatgat gccaatgagc tgctctgtct cgtcagggca accaaggaga agagggagga 5269 gtcacgccct gaagcgtacg accttacact ttctcagtac aagcaactgt tatccattga 5329 gtccagacag ttgggaagtg cctgtaggaa aatggcgatg gctgagaaaa gcccggagga 5389 gatgctccta gctatgactt ccagctttca agtgctctgt tgcctaacag aagcttgcat 5449 gcgattagtt aaagtcgtga actcagaaac acagcggcag gaaattgtag ggaagatcga 5509 tgaagtggtc ataaattaca tttgtctact gaaagctgcc gaagcagcca ctggaaagaa 5569 ccctggggac cctaatgttg gactctcggc gcgacactca accaccatgg ccgctctcgt 5629 aagcacactg acacgttctc tcaagaggct tttaaacaaa taaatatgga agtcacgtca 5689 taatctacct ttgcaaagcc atacatgaac ttttatttac tttgtgtgta tgatgaacag 5749 atgtctcctt tcttctctct gtatattttg ttattttata taaaatagga gataaaagtc 5809 acactgatga aatgttgaaa tgtactaatc agatgtattc tgtttatatt atacatatat 5869 atacacgtaa aagaaatatc caagaaagtg atgacatttg gctatttttc atatagttaa 5929 aactccaggt atatgatgtg aaattttaaa ttctaccatg ttagagcaaa acaatgaatc 5989 ctatcccctt tctttccaag tagctacttg gaaaccatat cattcatatt tagaagtaaa 6049 acacaaaaca aaaaagagag agaaaagaaa agaaatcaca atgtatataa aacagtactt 6109 atgttttaaa attatgattt ttaagcattg gaaatagcaa aaagacattt aaaattcaag 6169 aagctattat gaattactag agaatatatc tgtaataaat taattttttg ctcatagtat 6229 ttggttactg gatgctttct tccaagaatc ccacatattt aatttgggtt tttgctactg 6289 gggctacaaa ttggtgggga tggattctac tgtgtcagca caaatgctct tcacagtggt 6349 tctagcattt aaaaaacttc ccggggagaa gaacagaggg gatgatgggc agtttcctag 6409 gtaacaccta gagttataga atatctcatt acataaaatg tatggaatta ataataccaa 6469 aattaattat ttgatggaaa gatctgcttt gactaaatgt caaaaatctg caaaccaaag 6529 acattatctt cccctcatcc caactcaact acgaaactta aaattccctt tagagtgata 6589 ggacatttag taaagtattt gcaaacttaa aaaaaggaac atttaatgat catcaaaatt 6649 aagtacagat tcagtaatgt agaccagacc acacaccagc acctgtgagt ctcatctcag 6709 atcacagctc tcagcatagg gcttcatgca tcaccgcctc tacagaggct aaggctgcca 6769 gtcaaatttg gaattatagc gtagtactgg gacaaaatct caaatcttgg atgttccaga 6829 aaatcaggga gtgatggcta ctgtaatcat gggagccatg agtaaatagt taagtattta 6889 ttaaataaat acttaatctg gattggctga taaaaatatg aaatct 6935 <210> SEQ ID NO 22 <211> LENGTH: 1094 <212> TYPE: PRT <213> ORGANISM: Homo sapiens <400> SEQUENCE: 22 Met Thr Ala Asn Arg Asp Gly Arg Asp Tyr Phe Ile Asn His Met Thr 1 5 10 15 Gln Ala Ile Pro Phe Asp Asp Pro Arg Leu Glu Ser Cys Gln Ile Ile 20 25 30 Pro Pro Ala Pro Arg Lys Val Glu Met Arg Arg Asp Pro Val Leu Gly 35 40 45 Phe Gly Phe Val Ala Gly Ser Glu Lys Pro Val Val Val Arg Ser Val 50 55 60 Thr Pro Gly Gly Pro Ser Glu Gly Lys Leu Ile Pro Gly Asp Gln Ile 65 70 75 80 Val Met Ile Asn Asp Glu Pro Val Ser Ala Ala Pro Arg Glu Arg Val 85 90 95 Ile Asp Leu Val Arg Ser Cys Lys Glu Ser Ile Leu Leu Thr Val Ile 100 105 110 Gln Pro Tyr Pro Ser Pro Lys Ser Ala Phe Ile Ser Ala Ala Lys Lys 115 120 125 Ala Arg Leu Lys Ser Asn Pro Val Lys Val Arg Phe Ser Glu Glu Val 130 135 140 Ile Ile Asn Gly Gln Val Ser Glu Thr Val Lys Asp Asn Ser Leu Leu 145 150 155 160 Phe Met Pro Asn Val Leu Lys Val Tyr Leu Glu Asn Gly Gln Thr Lys 165 170 175 Ser Phe Arg Phe Asp Cys Ser Thr Ser Ile Lys Asp Val Ile Leu Thr 180 185 190 Leu Gln Glu Lys Leu Ser Ile Lys Gly Ile Glu His Phe Ser Leu Met 195 200 205 Leu Glu Gln Arg Thr Glu Gly Ala Gly Thr Lys Leu Leu Leu Leu His 210 215 220 Glu Gln Glu Thr Leu Thr Gln Val Thr Gln Arg Pro Ser Ser His Lys 225 230 235 240 Met Arg Cys Leu Phe Arg Ile Ser Phe Val Pro Lys Asp Pro Ile Asp 245 250 255 Leu Leu Arg Arg Asp Pro Val Ala Phe Glu Tyr Leu Tyr Val Gln Ser 260 265 270 Cys Asn Asp Val Val Gln Glu Arg Phe Gly Pro Glu Leu Lys Tyr Asp 275 280 285 Ile Ala Leu Arg Leu Ala Ala Leu Gln Met Tyr Ile Ala Thr Val Thr 290 295 300 Thr Lys Gln Thr Gln Lys Ile Ser Leu Lys Tyr Ile Glu Lys Glu Trp 305 310 315 320 Gly Leu Glu Thr Phe Leu Pro Ser Ala Val Leu Gln Ser Met Lys Glu 325 330 335 Lys Asn Ile Lys Lys Ala Leu Ser His Leu Val Lys Ala Asn Gln Asn 340 345 350 Leu Val Pro Pro Gly Lys Lys Leu Ser Ala Leu Gln Ala Lys Val His 355 360 365 Tyr Leu Lys Phe Leu Ser Asp Leu Arg Leu Tyr Gly Gly Arg Val Phe 370 375 380 Lys Ala Thr Leu Val Gln Ala Glu Lys Arg Ser Glu Val Thr Leu Leu 385 390 395 400 Val Gly Pro Arg Tyr Gly Ile Ser His Val Ile Asn Thr Lys Thr Asn 405 410 415 Leu Val Ala Leu Leu Ala Asp Phe Ser His Val Asn Arg Ile Glu Met 420 425 430 Phe Ser Glu Glu Glu Ser Leu Val Arg Val Glu Leu His Val Leu Asp 435 440 445 Val Lys Pro Ile Thr Leu Leu Met Glu Ser Ser Asp Ala Met Asn Leu 450 455 460 Ala Cys Leu Thr Ala Gly Tyr Tyr Arg Leu Leu Val Asp Ser Arg Arg 465 470 475 480 Ser Ile Phe Asn Met Ala Asn Lys Lys Asn Thr Ala Thr Gln Glu Thr 485 490 495 Gly Pro Glu Asn Lys Gly Lys His Asn Leu Leu Gly Pro Asp Trp Asn 500 505 510 Cys Ile Pro Gln Met Thr Thr Phe Ile Gly Glu Gly Glu Gln Glu Ala 515 520 525 Gln Ile Thr Tyr Ile Asp Ser Lys Gln Lys Thr Val Glu Ile Thr Asp 530 535 540 Ser Thr Met Cys Pro Lys Glu His Arg His Leu Tyr Ile Asp Asn Ala 545 550 555 560 Tyr Ser Ser Asp Gly Leu Asn Gln Gln Leu Ser Gln Pro Gly Glu Ala 565 570 575 Pro Cys Glu Ala Asp Tyr Arg Ser Leu Ala Gln Arg Ser Leu Leu Thr 580 585 590 Leu Ser Gly Pro Glu Thr Leu Lys Lys Ala Gln Glu Ser Pro Arg Gly 595 600 605 Ala Lys Val Ser Phe Ile Phe Gly Asp Phe Ala Leu Asp Asp Gly Ile 610 615 620 Ser Pro Pro Thr Leu Gly Tyr Glu Thr Leu Leu Asp Glu Gly Pro Glu 625 630 635 640 Met Leu Glu Lys Gln Arg Asn Leu Tyr Ile Gly Ser Ala Asn Asp Met 645 650 655 Lys Gly Leu Asp Leu Thr Pro Glu Ala Glu Gly Ile Gln Phe Val Glu 660 665 670 Asn Ser Val Tyr Ala Asn Ile Gly Asp Val Lys Ser Phe Gln Ala Ala 675 680 685 Glu Gly Ile Glu Glu Pro Leu Leu His Asp Ile Cys Tyr Ala Glu Asn 690 695 700 Thr Asp Asp Ala Glu Asp Glu Asp Glu Val Ser Cys Glu Glu Asp Leu 705 710 715 720 Val Val Gly Glu Met Asn Gln Pro Ala Ile Leu Asn Leu Ser Gly Ser 725 730 735 Ser Asp Asp Ile Ile Asp Leu Thr Ser Leu Pro Pro Pro Glu Gly Asp 740 745 750 Asp Asn Glu Asp Asp Phe Leu Leu Arg Ser Leu Asn Met Ala Ile Ala 755 760 765 Ala Pro Pro Pro Gly Phe Arg Asp Ser Ser Asp Glu Glu Asp Ser Gln 770 775 780 Ser Gln Ala Ala Ser Phe Pro Glu Asp Lys Glu Lys Gly Ser Ser Leu 785 790 795 800 Gln Asn Asp Glu Ile Pro Val Ser Leu Ile Asp Ala Val Pro Thr Ser 805 810 815 Ala Glu Gly Lys Cys Glu Lys Gly Leu Asp Asn Ala Val Val Ser Thr 820 825 830 Leu Gly Ala Leu Glu Ala Leu Ser Val Ser Glu Glu Gln Gln Thr Ser 835 840 845 Asp Asn Ser Gly Val Ala Ile Leu Arg Ala Tyr Ser Pro Glu Ser Ser 850 855 860 Ser Asp Ser Gly Asn Glu Thr Asn Ser Ser Glu Met Thr Glu Ser Ser 865 870 875 880 Glu Leu Ala Thr Ala Gln Lys Gln Ser Glu Asn Leu Ser Arg Met Phe 885 890 895 Leu Ala Thr His Glu Gly Tyr His Pro Leu Ala Glu Glu Gln Thr Glu 900 905 910 Phe Pro Ala Ser Lys Thr Pro Ala Gly Gly Leu Pro Pro Lys Ser Ser 915 920 925 His Ala Leu Ala Ala Arg Pro Ala Thr Asp Leu Pro Pro Lys Val Val 930 935 940 Pro Ser Lys Gln Leu Leu His Ser Asp His Met Glu Met Glu Pro Glu 945 950 955 960 Thr Met Glu Thr Lys Ser Val Thr Asp Tyr Phe Ser Lys Leu His Met 965 970 975 Gly Ser Val Ala Tyr Ser Cys Thr Ser Lys Arg Lys Ser Lys Leu Ala 980 985 990 Asp Gly Glu Gly Lys Ala Pro Pro Asn Gly Asn Thr Thr Gly Lys Lys 995 1000 1005 Gln Gln Gly Thr Lys Thr Ala Glu Met Glu Glu Glu Ala Ser Gly 1010 1015 1020 Lys Phe Gly Thr Val Ser Ser Arg Asp Ser Gln His Leu Ser Thr 1025 1030 1035 Phe Asn Leu Glu Arg Thr Ala Phe Arg Lys Asp Ser Gln Arg Trp 1040 1045 1050 Tyr Val Ala Thr Glu Gly Gly Met Ala Glu Lys Lys Trp Ile Arg 1055 1060 1065 Ser Ser Asn Arg Glu Asn Leu Ser Lys Ser Phe Trp Ser Trp Gly 1070 1075 1080 Lys Gly Gly Arg Arg Glu Gly Arg Arg Ser Ser 1085 1090 <210> SEQ ID NO 23 <211> LENGTH: 2139 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Mus musculus <220> FEATURE: <221> NAME/KEY: CDS <222> LOCATION: (806)..(1363) <221> NAME/KEY: misc_feature <222> LOCATION: (1)..(2139) <223> OTHER INFORMATION: n is either a, c, g, or t <400> SEQUENCE: 23 agcggggctc cattgtgctc ggcgggggcc gggaagccaa aggaggtggg ctcgggcccc 60 tgcgctgctc cccggcggct gcgcccccag ctagctgcca gcctggaaat ggctccgctg 120 ctgctcctcg ggaaaacgaa tcgatccttc ccagccttct ctgcctgctc tccacctcct 180 ctctgctccg agtcttagga ggacgaacat tcaaaggaca gattccaatg tggtgtgccg 240 tgcacatcgg gagcggctgg ggtttgcact tcgagatttc ttctatataa tttttttttt 300 ttaaacgtaa gggaggcagt agcattgctg cctgtaggat tttttattca agtgcacgtc 360 gcgttgggtt gcacgntcca cccccaggga cctggtgtgg tgaaatttga acccaccgcc 420 ttagcccaaa aaggccgagt aacctggctg cctgagtgtc gtggaagacg tgagcgaaat 480 gaccagcgaa ctcatttttt atcagacttg ctgaagctgg cttttgcgtt ttttctacac 540 gtacgcttaa ttttgtggaa tagttaagtg ctatattctc cgcgcaacct tttcaaattc 600 caaatgtttg aacattttgg tgtcagcgcg agtgaaatca ttttaccgac aagaactaac 660 tgaattgtct gccttgttga gttgcctccg gaaaagatct cgggggtgga aaagcaactg 720 caaaataaca gacggagaaa attccttgga agttatttct gtagcataag agcagaaact 780 tcagagcaag ttttcattgg gcaaa atg ggg gag caa cct atc ttc agc act 832 Met Gly Glu Gln Pro Ile Phe Ser Thr 1 5 cga gct cat gtc ttc cag att gac ccg aac aca aag aag aac tgg gta 880 Arg Ala His Val Phe Gln Ile Asp Pro Asn Thr Lys Lys Asn Trp Val 10 15 20 25 ccc acc agc aag cat gca gtt act gta tct tat ttt tat gac agc aca 928 Pro Thr Ser Lys His Ala Val Thr Val Ser Tyr Phe Tyr Asp Ser Thr 30 35 40 aga aat gtg tat agg ata atc agt tta gat ggc tca aag gca ata ata 976 Arg Asn Val Tyr Arg Ile Ile Ser Leu Asp Gly Ser Lys Ala Ile Ile 45 50 55 aat agc acc atc aca cca aac atg aca ttt act aaa aca tct caa aag 1024 Asn Ser Thr Ile Thr Pro Asn Met Thr Phe Thr Lys Thr Ser Gln Lys 60 65 70 ttt ggc caa tgg gct gat agc cgg gca aac act gtt tat gga ctg gga 1072 Phe Gly Gln Trp Ala Asp Ser Arg Ala Asn Thr Val Tyr Gly Leu Gly 75 80 85 ttc tcc tct gag cat cat ctt tca aaa ttc gca gaa aag ttt cag gaa 1120 Phe Ser Ser Glu His His Leu Ser Lys Phe Ala Glu Lys Phe Gln Glu 90 95 100 105 ttt aag gaa gct gct cgg ctt gca aag gag aag tcg cag gag aag atg 1168 Phe Lys Glu Ala Ala Arg Leu Ala Lys Glu Lys Ser Gln Glu Lys Met 110 115 120 gag ctg acc agt acc cct tca cag gaa tca gca gga gga gat ctt cag 1216 Glu Leu Thr Ser Thr Pro Ser Gln Glu Ser Ala Gly Gly Asp Leu Gln 125 130 135 tct cct ttg aca cca gaa agt atc aat ggg aca gac gat gag aga aca 1264 Ser Pro Leu Thr Pro Glu Ser Ile Asn Gly Thr Asp Asp Glu Arg Thr 140 145 150 ccc gat gtg aca cag aac tca gag cca agg gct gag cca act cag aat 1312 Pro Asp Val Thr Gln Asn Ser Glu Pro Arg Ala Glu Pro Thr Gln Asn 155 160 165 gca ttg cca ttt cca cat agg tac aca ttc aat tca gca atc atg att 1360 Ala Leu Pro Phe Pro His Arg Tyr Thr Phe Asn Ser Ala Ile Met Ile 170 175 180 185 aag taaggtggat aaatatggaa gttcatttgg tttcagaaac tcttgaagtt 1413 Lys acaacctttg agtgaaaaat ctcaggtcag actcctttaa tttattgttc ttggttgctc 1473 aagttgactg aattactata tttccattat ctatgtggaa aaaggagcat tgagctaatt 1533 ataggagaaa ttttttaaat ggagaaaata taattccttt ctatctatat tttaaagatc 1593 ccttttgtta acccgttttc tgtntttata tatgttatgt aagatttata atgtgtaatt 1653 agaaacatag aatttctact ctgaaggaaa gctttaccac aggcctacag agttttcaca 1713 gaagacaggg taccaagcac gagcctgtta gcattgatgg cagatgccag cagaaggaag 1773 gcttgacttc ctaattctgt attctaaaag atacatcatg ttctaaatgc atttcaaaca 1833 ttagttattg gccgtaccgt ggcattactg gactgtaaac atgaatgtga aatggcacta 1893 ttgaaaatat ttttttaaag cccatctacc ttaacactaa tttttaccct tatttaaatg 1953 ctttttacta aatagtttta ggtaaaatta agaaaatagg ggttttttga ctgcacattt 2013 ttttgaagaa ccaagtttta gaaaattata ttctttgaca gattaaaaat tgcaaagtga 2073 gatatttcaa actctcctag gtgagttttt attgtgtttg aacttgcatt aataggggca 2133 taggat 2139 <210> SEQ ID NO 24 <211> LENGTH: 186 <212> TYPE: PRT <213> ORGANISM: Mus musculus <220> FEATURE: <221> NAME/KEY: misc_feature <222> LOCATION: (1)..(2139) <223> OTHER INFORMATION: n is either a, c, g, or t <400> SEQUENCE: 24 Met Gly Glu Gln Pro Ile Phe Ser Thr Arg Ala His Val Phe Gln Ile 1 5 10 15 Asp Pro Asn Thr Lys Lys Asn Trp Val Pro Thr Ser Lys His Ala Val 20 25 30 Thr Val Ser Tyr Phe Tyr Asp Ser Thr Arg Asn Val Tyr Arg Ile Ile 35 40 45 Ser Leu Asp Gly Ser Lys Ala Ile Ile Asn Ser Thr Ile Thr Pro Asn 50 55 60 Met Thr Phe Thr Lys Thr Ser Gln Lys Phe Gly Gln Trp Ala Asp Ser 65 70 75 80 Arg Ala Asn Thr Val Tyr Gly Leu Gly Phe Ser Ser Glu His His Leu 85 90 95 Ser Lys Phe Ala Glu Lys Phe Gln Glu Phe Lys Glu Ala Ala Arg Leu 100 105 110 Ala Lys Glu Lys Ser Gln Glu Lys Met Glu Leu Thr Ser Thr Pro Ser 115 120 125 Gln Glu Ser Ala Gly Gly Asp Leu Gln Ser Pro Leu Thr Pro Glu Ser 130 135 140 Ile Asn Gly Thr Asp Asp Glu Arg Thr Pro Asp Val Thr Gln Asn Ser 145 150 155 160 Glu Pro Arg Ala Glu Pro Thr Gln Asn Ala Leu Pro Phe Pro His Arg 165 170 175 Tyr Thr Phe Asn Ser Ala Ile Met Ile Lys 180 185 <210> SEQ ID NO 25 <211> LENGTH: 1418 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Mus musculus <220> FEATURE: <221> NAME/KEY: CDS <222> LOCATION: (153)..(1214) <400> SEQUENCE: 25 gaattcggca cgagtctgcc ttgttgagtt gcctccggaa aagatctcgg gggtggaaaa 60 gcaactgcaa aataacagac ggagaaaatt ccttggaagt tatttctgta gcataagagc 120 agaaacttca gagcaagttt tcattgggca aa atg ggg gag caa cct atc ttc 173 Met Gly Glu Gln Pro Ile Phe 1 5 agc act cga gct cat gtc ttc cag att gac ccg aac aca aag aag aac 221 Ser Thr Arg Ala His Val Phe Gln Ile Asp Pro Asn Thr Lys Lys Asn 10 15 20 tgg gta ccc acc agc aag cat gca gtt act gta tct tat ttt tat gac 269 Trp Val Pro Thr Ser Lys His Ala Val Thr Val Ser Tyr Phe Tyr Asp 25 30 35 agc aca aga aat gtg tat agg ata atc agt tta gat ggc tca aag gca 317 Ser Thr Arg Asn Val Tyr Arg Ile Ile Ser Leu Asp Gly Ser Lys Ala 40 45 50 55 ata ata aat agc acc atc aca cca aac atg aca ttt act aaa aca tct 365 Ile Ile Asn Ser Thr Ile Thr Pro Asn Met Thr Phe Thr Lys Thr Ser 60 65 70 caa aag ttt ggc caa tgg gct gat agc cgg gca aac act gtt tat gga 413 Gln Lys Phe Gly Gln Trp Ala Asp Ser Arg Ala Asn Thr Val Tyr Gly 75 80 85 ctg gga ttc tcc tct gag cat cat ctt tca aaa ttc gca gaa aag ttt 461 Leu Gly Phe Ser Ser Glu His His Leu Ser Lys Phe Ala Glu Lys Phe 90 95 100 cag gaa ttt aag gaa gct gct cgg ctt gca aag gag aag tcg cag gag 509 Gln Glu Phe Lys Glu Ala Ala Arg Leu Ala Lys Glu Lys Ser Gln Glu 105 110 115 aag atg gag ctg acc agt acc cct tca cag gaa tca gca gga gga gat 557 Lys Met Glu Leu Thr Ser Thr Pro Ser Gln Glu Ser Ala Gly Gly Asp 120 125 130 135 ctt cag tct cct ttg aca cca gaa agt atc aat ggg aca gac gat gag 605 Leu Gln Ser Pro Leu Thr Pro Glu Ser Ile Asn Gly Thr Asp Asp Glu 140 145 150 aga aca ccc gat gtg aca cag aac tca gag cca agg gct gag cca act 653 Arg Thr Pro Asp Val Thr Gln Asn Ser Glu Pro Arg Ala Glu Pro Thr 155 160 165 cag aat gca ttg cca ttt cca cat agt tca gca atc agc aaa cac tgg 701 Gln Asn Ala Leu Pro Phe Pro His Ser Ser Ala Ile Ser Lys His Trp 170 175 180 gag gct gag cta gct acc ctc aaa ggc aac aat gcc aaa ctc act gca 749 Glu Ala Glu Leu Ala Thr Leu Lys Gly Asn Asn Ala Lys Leu Thr Ala 185 190 195 gcc ctg ctg gag tcc act gcc aat gtg aag cag tgg aag caa cag ctt 797 Ala Leu Leu Glu Ser Thr Ala Asn Val Lys Gln Trp Lys Gln Gln Leu 200 205 210 215 gct gcg tac cag gag gaa gca gag cgg ctg cac aag cgg gtc act gag 845 Ala Ala Tyr Gln Glu Glu Ala Glu Arg Leu His Lys Arg Val Thr Glu 220 225 230 ctg gag tgt gtt agt agt caa gca aac gct gtg cac agc cac aag aca 893 Leu Glu Cys Val Ser Ser Gln Ala Asn Ala Val His Ser His Lys Thr 235 240 245 gag ctg aac cag aca gtg cag gaa ctg gaa gag acc ctg aaa gta aag 941 Glu Leu Asn Gln Thr Val Gln Glu Leu Glu Glu Thr Leu Lys Val Lys 250 255 260 gaa gag gaa ata gaa aga tta aaa caa gaa atc gat aat gcc aga gaa 989 Glu Glu Glu Ile Glu Arg Leu Lys Gln Glu Ile Asp Asn Ala Arg Glu 265 270 275 ctc caa gaa cag agg gac tct ttg act cag aaa cta cag gaa gtt gaa 1037 Leu Gln Glu Gln Arg Asp Ser Leu Thr Gln Lys Leu Gln Glu Val Glu 280 285 290 295 att cga aat aaa gac ctg gag ggg cag ctg tct gac cta gaa cag cgc 1085 Ile Arg Asn Lys Asp Leu Glu Gly Gln Leu Ser Asp Leu Glu Gln Arg 300 305 310 ctg gag aag agc cag aac gaa caa gag gct ttc cgc agt aac ctg aag 1133 Leu Glu Lys Ser Gln Asn Glu Gln Glu Ala Phe Arg Ser Asn Leu Lys 315 320 325 aca ctc cta gaa att ctg gat gga aaa ata ttt gaa cta aca gaa tta 1181 Thr Leu Leu Glu Ile Leu Asp Gly Lys Ile Phe Glu Leu Thr Glu Leu 330 335 340 cga gat aat ttg gcc aag cta ctg gaa tgc agc taaagagagt gaaatttcag 1234 Arg Asp Asn Leu Ala Lys Leu Leu Glu Cys Ser 345 350 tgccaataga tggagagatg ctgtctgtct tcctaggact gtttgggctc cgtaccaaga 1294 ttgcacaaaa ttttttgaat atcattcctc caggaggagg gtgttttgaa aattggaatt 1354 gtatatttca gtataaattt ttgaatttag cttatagcta attgggaaaa aaaaaaaaaa 1414 aaaa 1418 <210> SEQ ID NO 26 <211> LENGTH: 354 <212> TYPE: PRT <213> ORGANISM: Mus musculus <400> SEQUENCE: 26 Met Gly Glu Gln Pro Ile Phe Ser Thr Arg Ala His Val Phe Gln Ile 1 5 10 15 Asp Pro Asn Thr Lys Lys Asn Trp Val Pro Thr Ser Lys His Ala Val 20 25 30 Thr Val Ser Tyr Phe Tyr Asp Ser Thr Arg Asn Val Tyr Arg Ile Ile 35 40 45 Ser Leu Asp Gly Ser Lys Ala Ile Ile Asn Ser Thr Ile Thr Pro Asn 50 55 60 Met Thr Phe Thr Lys Thr Ser Gln Lys Phe Gly Gln Trp Ala Asp Ser 65 70 75 80 Arg Ala Asn Thr Val Tyr Gly Leu Gly Phe Ser Ser Glu His His Leu 85 90 95 Ser Lys Phe Ala Glu Lys Phe Gln Glu Phe Lys Glu Ala Ala Arg Leu 100 105 110 Ala Lys Glu Lys Ser Gln Glu Lys Met Glu Leu Thr Ser Thr Pro Ser 115 120 125 Gln Glu Ser Ala Gly Gly Asp Leu Gln Ser Pro Leu Thr Pro Glu Ser 130 135 140 Ile Asn Gly Thr Asp Asp Glu Arg Thr Pro Asp Val Thr Gln Asn Ser 145 150 155 160 Glu Pro Arg Ala Glu Pro Thr Gln Asn Ala Leu Pro Phe Pro His Ser 165 170 175 Ser Ala Ile Ser Lys His Trp Glu Ala Glu Leu Ala Thr Leu Lys Gly 180 185 190 Asn Asn Ala Lys Leu Thr Ala Ala Leu Leu Glu Ser Thr Ala Asn Val 195 200 205 Lys Gln Trp Lys Gln Gln Leu Ala Ala Tyr Gln Glu Glu Ala Glu Arg 210 215 220 Leu His Lys Arg Val Thr Glu Leu Glu Cys Val Ser Ser Gln Ala Asn 225 230 235 240 Ala Val His Ser His Lys Thr Glu Leu Asn Gln Thr Val Gln Glu Leu 245 250 255 Glu Glu Thr Leu Lys Val Lys Glu Glu Glu Ile Glu Arg Leu Lys Gln 260 265 270 Glu Ile Asp Asn Ala Arg Glu Leu Gln Glu Gln Arg Asp Ser Leu Thr 275 280 285 Gln Lys Leu Gln Glu Val Glu Ile Arg Asn Lys Asp Leu Glu Gly Gln 290 295 300 Leu Ser Asp Leu Glu Gln Arg Leu Glu Lys Ser Gln Asn Glu Gln Glu 305 310 315 320 Ala Phe Arg Ser Asn Leu Lys Thr Leu Leu Glu Ile Leu Asp Gly Lys 325 330 335 Ile Phe Glu Leu Thr Glu Leu Arg Asp Asn Leu Ala Lys Leu Leu Glu 340 345 350 Cys Ser <210> SEQ ID NO 27 <211> LENGTH: 1640 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Mus musculus <220> FEATURE: <221> NAME/KEY: CDS <222> LOCATION: (68)..(1105) <400> SEQUENCE: 27 ggcttggcca cgcgtcgact agtacggggg ggggggcgtc ggagcggccg cacgagcagc 60 gccggag atg gga gaa cag ccc atc ttc acc acg cga gcg cac gtc ttc 109 Met Gly Glu Gln Pro Ile Phe Thr Thr Arg Ala His Val Phe 1 5 10 cag att gac ccc agc acc aag aag aac tgg gtg ccg gca agc aag cag 157 Gln Ile Asp Pro Ser Thr Lys Lys Asn Trp Val Pro Ala Ser Lys Gln 15 20 25 30 gcc gtc acg gtt tcc tac ttc tat gat gtc acc agg aac agc tat cgg 205 Ala Val Thr Val Ser Tyr Phe Tyr Asp Val Thr Arg Asn Ser Tyr Arg 35 40 45 atc atc agt gtg gat gga gcc aag gtg atc ata aac agc act atc acc 253 Ile Ile Ser Val Asp Gly Ala Lys Val Ile Ile Asn Ser Thr Ile Thr 50 55 60 ccg aac atg act ttc acc aaa acg tca cag aag ttc ggg cag tgg gct 301 Pro Asn Met Thr Phe Thr Lys Thr Ser Gln Lys Phe Gly Gln Trp Ala 65 70 75 gac agc aga gcc aac acc gtg ttc ggt ttg gga ttc tcc tcc gag ctg 349 Asp Ser Arg Ala Asn Thr Val Phe Gly Leu Gly Phe Ser Ser Glu Leu 80 85 90 cag ctc acg aag ttt gca gag aag ttc cag gag gta aga gaa gct gcc 397 Gln Leu Thr Lys Phe Ala Glu Lys Phe Gln Glu Val Arg Glu Ala Ala 95 100 105 110 agg cta gcc aga gac aag tcc cag gag aaa acc gag acc tcc agc aat 445 Arg Leu Ala Arg Asp Lys Ser Gln Glu Lys Thr Glu Thr Ser Ser Asn 115 120 125 cat tcc caa gca tcc agc gtc aat ggc aca gac gac gaa aag gcc tct 493 His Ser Gln Ala Ser Ser Val Asn Gly Thr Asp Asp Glu Lys Ala Ser 130 135 140 cac gcg agc cca gcc gac act cac ctc aag tct gag aat gac aag ctg 541 His Ala Ser Pro Ala Asp Thr His Leu Lys Ser Glu Asn Asp Lys Leu 145 150 155 aag atc gcg ctg aca cag agt gct gcc aat gtg aag aag tgg gag atg 589 Lys Ile Ala Leu Thr Gln Ser Ala Ala Asn Val Lys Lys Trp Glu Met 160 165 170 gag ctg cag acc ctg cgg gag agc aac gcc cgg ctg acc acg gca ctg 637 Glu Leu Gln Thr Leu Arg Glu Ser Asn Ala Arg Leu Thr Thr Ala Leu 175 180 185 190 cag gag tcg gcg gcc agc gtg gag cag tgg aag cgg cag ttc tcc atc 685 Gln Glu Ser Ala Ala Ser Val Glu Gln Trp Lys Arg Gln Phe Ser Ile 195 200 205 tgc agg gac gag aat gac agg ctc cgc agc aag atc gag gag ctg gaa 733 Cys Arg Asp Glu Asn Asp Arg Leu Arg Ser Lys Ile Glu Glu Leu Glu 210 215 220 gaa cag tgc agc gag ata aac agg gag aag gag aag aac aca cag ctg 781 Glu Gln Cys Ser Glu Ile Asn Arg Glu Lys Glu Lys Asn Thr Gln Leu 225 230 235 aag agg agg atc gag gag ctg gag tca gag gtc cga gac aag gag atg 829 Lys Arg Arg Ile Glu Glu Leu Glu Ser Glu Val Arg Asp Lys Glu Met 240 245 250 gag ttg aaa gat ctc cga aaa cag agt gaa atc ata cct cag ctc atg 877 Glu Leu Lys Asp Leu Arg Lys Gln Ser Glu Ile Ile Pro Gln Leu Met 255 260 265 270 tcc gag tgt gaa tat gtc tct gag aag tta gag gcg gcc gaa aga gac 925 Ser Glu Cys Glu Tyr Val Ser Glu Lys Leu Glu Ala Ala Glu Arg Asp 275 280 285 aat caa aac ttg gaa gac aaa gtg cgg tct cta aag aca gac atc gag 973 Asn Gln Asn Leu Glu Asp Lys Val Arg Ser Leu Lys Thr Asp Ile Glu 290 295 300 gag agt aaa tac cga cag cgc cac ctg aag ggg gag ctg aag agc ttc 1021 Glu Ser Lys Tyr Arg Gln Arg His Leu Lys Gly Glu Leu Lys Ser Phe 305 310 315 ctt gag gtg ctg gat gga aag atc gac gac ctc cat gac ttc cgt aga 1069 Leu Glu Val Leu Asp Gly Lys Ile Asp Asp Leu His Asp Phe Arg Arg 320 325 330 gga ctc tcc aag tta ggc aca gat aac tag ggc ggg gcggagcaag 1115 Gly Leu Ser Lys Leu Gly Thr Asp Asn Gly Gly 335 340 345 tgtgtgtgag aggtgtggta gacgtaggac attctccatt tgcttctgta aatgcaggtg 1175 cgatctgtct gtctccagac caattgtgcc gtccgctcac tcctccagaa taggaaatct 1235 ctcgcttctc tggctttgtg aggtcatgga cagctggaag cttctgactc aggaatccag 1295 aacttggtct accttagccg tttacgcagt cagggcaggg atgtttagat cttcccttaa 1355 gggctgttgt aaccctatga accggggatg ggggagtatt ttctaatcca agtaccatta 1415 tcctttacag caggccctcg ggtgccttct gctgcgtggc attcagtgta tgtgactctc 1475 cagcaggttc tagaccacgg gcatgtggag ggagcatctt ttcccagtat gcattttgtt 1535 gctttagcag atgtgacatg acattgtcaa ccacaaagtt cacactcaaa aactgcacaa 1595 ctgacttact caaaaagaaa taattgtaaa aaaaaaaaaa aaaaa 1640 <210> SEQ ID NO 28 <211> LENGTH: 343 <212> TYPE: PRT <213> ORGANISM: Mus musculus <400> SEQUENCE: 28 Met Gly Glu Gln Pro Ile Phe Thr Thr Arg Ala His Val Phe Gln Ile 1 5 10 15 Asp Pro Ser Thr Lys Lys Asn Trp Val Pro Ala Ser Lys Gln Ala Val 20 25 30 Thr Val Ser Tyr Phe Tyr Asp Val Thr Arg Asn Ser Tyr Arg Ile Ile 35 40 45 Ser Val Asp Gly Ala Lys Val Ile Ile Asn Ser Thr Ile Thr Pro Asn 50 55 60 Met Thr Phe Thr Lys Thr Ser Gln Lys Phe Gly Gln Trp Ala Asp Ser 65 70 75 80 Arg Ala Asn Thr Val Phe Gly Leu Gly Phe Ser Ser Glu Leu Gln Leu 85 90 95 Thr Lys Phe Ala Glu Lys Phe Gln Glu Val Arg Glu Ala Ala Arg Leu 100 105 110 Ala Arg Asp Lys Ser Gln Glu Lys Thr Glu Thr Ser Ser Asn His Ser 115 120 125 Gln Ala Ser Ser Val Asn Gly Thr Asp Asp Glu Lys Ala Ser His Ala 130 135 140 Ser Pro Ala Asp Thr His Leu Lys Ser Glu Asn Asp Lys Leu Lys Ile 145 150 155 160 Ala Leu Thr Gln Ser Ala Ala Asn Val Lys Lys Trp Glu Met Glu Leu 165 170 175 Gln Thr Leu Arg Glu Ser Asn Ala Arg Leu Thr Thr Ala Leu Gln Glu 180 185 190 Ser Ala Ala Ser Val Glu Gln Trp Lys Arg Gln Phe Ser Ile Cys Arg 195 200 205 Asp Glu Asn Asp Arg Leu Arg Ser Lys Ile Glu Glu Leu Glu Glu Gln 210 215 220 Cys Ser Glu Ile Asn Arg Glu Lys Glu Lys Asn Thr Gln Leu Lys Arg 225 230 235 240 Arg Ile Glu Glu Leu Glu Ser Glu Val Arg Asp Lys Glu Met Glu Leu 245 250 255 Lys Asp Leu Arg Lys Gln Ser Glu Ile Ile Pro Gln Leu Met Ser Glu 260 265 270 Cys Glu Tyr Val Ser Glu Lys Leu Glu Ala Ala Glu Arg Asp Asn Gln 275 280 285 Asn Leu Glu Asp Lys Val Arg Ser Leu Lys Thr Asp Ile Glu Glu Ser 290 295 300 Lys Tyr Arg Gln Arg His Leu Lys Gly Glu Leu Lys Ser Phe Leu Glu 305 310 315 320 Val Leu Asp Gly Lys Ile Asp Asp Leu His Asp Phe Arg Arg Gly Leu 325 330 335 Ser Lys Leu Gly Thr Asp Asn 340 <210> SEQ ID NO 29 <211> LENGTH: 1673 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Mus musculus <220> FEATURE: <221> NAME/KEY: CDS <222> LOCATION: (68)..(1129) <400> SEQUENCE: 29 ggcttggcca cgcgtcgact agtacggggg ggggggcgtc ggagcggccg cacgagcagc 60 gccggag atg gga gaa cag ccc atc ttc acc acg cga gcg cac gtc ttc 109 Met Gly Glu Gln Pro Ile Phe Thr Thr Arg Ala His Val Phe 1 5 10 cag att gac ccc agc acc aag aag aac tgg gtg ccg gca agc aag cag 157 Gln Ile Asp Pro Ser Thr Lys Lys Asn Trp Val Pro Ala Ser Lys Gln 15 20 25 30 gcc gtc acg gtt tcc tac ttc tat gat gtc acc agg aac agc tat cgg 205 Ala Val Thr Val Ser Tyr Phe Tyr Asp Val Thr Arg Asn Ser Tyr Arg 35 40 45 atc atc agt gtg gat gga gcc aag gtg atc ata aac agc act atc acc 253 Ile Ile Ser Val Asp Gly Ala Lys Val Ile Ile Asn Ser Thr Ile Thr 50 55 60 ccg aac atg act ttc acc aaa acg tca cag aag ttc ggg cag tgg gct 301 Pro Asn Met Thr Phe Thr Lys Thr Ser Gln Lys Phe Gly Gln Trp Ala 65 70 75 gac agc aga gcc aac acc gtg ttc ggt ttg gga ttc tcc tcc gag ctg 349 Asp Ser Arg Ala Asn Thr Val Phe Gly Leu Gly Phe Ser Ser Glu Leu 80 85 90 cag ctc acg aag ttt gca gag aag ttc cag gag gta aga gaa gct gcc 397 Gln Leu Thr Lys Phe Ala Glu Lys Phe Gln Glu Val Arg Glu Ala Ala 95 100 105 110 agg cta gcc aga gac aag tcc cag gag aaa acc gag acc tcc agc aat 445 Arg Leu Ala Arg Asp Lys Ser Gln Glu Lys Thr Glu Thr Ser Ser Asn 115 120 125 cat tcc caa gaa tct ggg tgt gaa acc ccg tct tcc act cag gca tcc 493 His Ser Gln Glu Ser Gly Cys Glu Thr Pro Ser Ser Thr Gln Ala Ser 130 135 140 agc gtc aat ggc aca gac gac gaa aag gcc tct cac gcg agc cca gcc 541 Ser Val Asn Gly Thr Asp Asp Glu Lys Ala Ser His Ala Ser Pro Ala 145 150 155 gac act cac ctc aag tct gag aat gac aag ctg aag atc gcg ctg aca 589 Asp Thr His Leu Lys Ser Glu Asn Asp Lys Leu Lys Ile Ala Leu Thr 160 165 170 cag agt gct gcc aat gtg aag aag tgg gag atg gag ctg cag acc ctg 637 Gln Ser Ala Ala Asn Val Lys Lys Trp Glu Met Glu Leu Gln Thr Leu 175 180 185 190 cgg gag agc aac gcc cgg ctg acc acg gca ctg cag gag tcg gcg gcc 685 Arg Glu Ser Asn Ala Arg Leu Thr Thr Ala Leu Gln Glu Ser Ala Ala 195 200 205 agc gtg gag cag tgg aag cgg cag ttc tcc atc tgc agg gac gag aat 733 Ser Val Glu Gln Trp Lys Arg Gln Phe Ser Ile Cys Arg Asp Glu Asn 210 215 220 gac agg ctc cgc agc aag atc gag gag ctg gaa gaa cag tgc agc gag 781 Asp Arg Leu Arg Ser Lys Ile Glu Glu Leu Glu Glu Gln Cys Ser Glu 225 230 235 ata aac agg gag aag gag aag aac aca cag ctg aag agg agg atc gag 829 Ile Asn Arg Glu Lys Glu Lys Asn Thr Gln Leu Lys Arg Arg Ile Glu 240 245 250 gag ctg gag tca gag gtc cga gac aag gag atg gag ttg aaa gat ctc 877 Glu Leu Glu Ser Glu Val Arg Asp Lys Glu Met Glu Leu Lys Asp Leu 255 260 265 270 cga aaa cag agt gaa atc ata cct cag ctc atg tcc gag tgt gaa tat 925 Arg Lys Gln Ser Glu Ile Ile Pro Gln Leu Met Ser Glu Cys Glu Tyr 275 280 285 gtc tct gag aag tta gag gcg gcc gaa aga gac aat caa aac ttg gaa 973 Val Ser Glu Lys Leu Glu Ala Ala Glu Arg Asp Asn Gln Asn Leu Glu 290 295 300 gac aaa gtg cgg tct cta aag aca gac atc gag gag agt aaa tac cga 1021 Asp Lys Val Arg Ser Leu Lys Thr Asp Ile Glu Glu Ser Lys Tyr Arg 305 310 315 cag cgc cac ctg aag ggg gag ctg aag agc ttc ctt gag gtg ctg gat 1069 Gln Arg His Leu Lys Gly Glu Leu Lys Ser Phe Leu Glu Val Leu Asp 320 325 330 gga aag atc gac gac ctc cat gac ttc cgt aga gga ctc tcc aag tta 1117 Gly Lys Ile Asp Asp Leu His Asp Phe Arg Arg Gly Leu Ser Lys Leu 335 340 345 350 ggc aca gat aac tagggcgggg cggagcaagt gtgtgtgaga ggtgtggtag 1169 Gly Thr Asp Asn acgtaggaca ttctccattt gcttctgtaa atgcaggtgc gatctgtctg tctccagacc 1229 aattgtgccg tccgctcact cctccagaat aggaaatctc tcgcttctct ggctttgtga 1289 ggtcatggac agctggaagc ttctgactca ggaatccaga acttggtcta ccttagccgt 1349 ttacgcagtc agggcaggga tgtttagatc ttcccttaag ggctgttgta accctatgaa 1409 ccggggatgg gggagtattt tctaatccaa gtaccattat cctttacagc aggccctcgg 1469 gtgccttctg ctgcgtggca ttcagtgtat gtgactctcc agcaggttct agaccacggg 1529 catgtggagg gagcatcttt tcccagtatg cattttgttg ctttagcaga tgtgacatga 1589 cattgtcaac cacaaagttc acactcaaaa actgcacaac tgacttactc aaaaagaaat 1649 aattgtaaaa aaaaaaaaaa aaaa 1673 <210> SEQ ID NO 30 <211> LENGTH: 354 <212> TYPE: PRT <213> ORGANISM: Mus musculus <400> SEQUENCE: 30 Met Gly Glu Gln Pro Ile Phe Thr Thr Arg Ala His Val Phe Gln Ile 1 5 10 15 Asp Pro Ser Thr Lys Lys Asn Trp Val Pro Ala Ser Lys Gln Ala Val 20 25 30 Thr Val Ser Tyr Phe Tyr Asp Val Thr Arg Asn Ser Tyr Arg Ile Ile 35 40 45 Ser Val Asp Gly Ala Lys Val Ile Ile Asn Ser Thr Ile Thr Pro Asn 50 55 60 Met Thr Phe Thr Lys Thr Ser Gln Lys Phe Gly Gln Trp Ala Asp Ser 65 70 75 80 Arg Ala Asn Thr Val Phe Gly Leu Gly Phe Ser Ser Glu Leu Gln Leu 85 90 95 Thr Lys Phe Ala Glu Lys Phe Gln Glu Val Arg Glu Ala Ala Arg Leu 100 105 110 Ala Arg Asp Lys Ser Gln Glu Lys Thr Glu Thr Ser Ser Asn His Ser 115 120 125 Gln Glu Ser Gly Cys Glu Thr Pro Ser Ser Thr Gln Ala Ser Ser Val 130 135 140 Asn Gly Thr Asp Asp Glu Lys Ala Ser His Ala Ser Pro Ala Asp Thr 145 150 155 160 His Leu Lys Ser Glu Asn Asp Lys Leu Lys Ile Ala Leu Thr Gln Ser 165 170 175 Ala Ala Asn Val Lys Lys Trp Glu Met Glu Leu Gln Thr Leu Arg Glu 180 185 190 Ser Asn Ala Arg Leu Thr Thr Ala Leu Gln Glu Ser Ala Ala Ser Val 195 200 205 Glu Gln Trp Lys Arg Gln Phe Ser Ile Cys Arg Asp Glu Asn Asp Arg 210 215 220 Leu Arg Ser Lys Ile Glu Glu Leu Glu Glu Gln Cys Ser Glu Ile Asn 225 230 235 240 Arg Glu Lys Glu Lys Asn Thr Gln Leu Lys Arg Arg Ile Glu Glu Leu 245 250 255 Glu Ser Glu Val Arg Asp Lys Glu Met Glu Leu Lys Asp Leu Arg Lys 260 265 270 Gln Ser Glu Ile Ile Pro Gln Leu Met Ser Glu Cys Glu Tyr Val Ser 275 280 285 Glu Lys Leu Glu Ala Ala Glu Arg Asp Asn Gln Asn Leu Glu Asp Lys 290 295 300 Val Arg Ser Leu Lys Thr Asp Ile Glu Glu Ser Lys Tyr Arg Gln Arg 305 310 315 320 His Leu Lys Gly Glu Leu Lys Ser Phe Leu Glu Val Leu Asp Gly Lys 325 330 335 Ile Asp Asp Leu His Asp Phe Arg Arg Gly Leu Ser Lys Leu Gly Thr 340 345 350 Asp Asn <210> SEQ ID NO 31 <211> LENGTH: 2297 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Mus musculus <220> FEATURE: <221> NAME/KEY: CDS <222> LOCATION: (1)..(1023) <400> SEQUENCE: 31 tcc aca gcc agg gaa cag cca atc ttc agc acc cgg gcg cac gta ttc 48 Ser Thr Ala Arg Glu Gln Pro Ile Phe Ser Thr Arg Ala His Val Phe 1 5 10 15 cag atc gac ccc act aca aag cgg aac tgg atc ccc gcc ggc aag cac 96 Gln Ile Asp Pro Thr Thr Lys Arg Asn Trp Ile Pro Ala Gly Lys His 20 25 30 gca ctt acc gtg tcc tat ttc tat gat gca acc cga aat gtg tac cgc 144 Ala Leu Thr Val Ser Tyr Phe Tyr Asp Ala Thr Arg Asn Val Tyr Arg 35 40 45 atc atc agc atc ggg ggt gcc aag gcc atc atc aac agc act gtc act 192 Ile Ile Ser Ile Gly Gly Ala Lys Ala Ile Ile Asn Ser Thr Val Thr 50 55 60 ccc aac atg acc ttc acc aaa acc tct cag aag ttc ggg caa tgg gca 240 Pro Asn Met Thr Phe Thr Lys Thr Ser Gln Lys Phe Gly Gln Trp Ala 65 70 75 80 gac agt cga gcc aac act gtc tac ggc cta ggc ttt gcc tct gaa cag 288 Asp Ser Arg Ala Asn Thr Val Tyr Gly Leu Gly Phe Ala Ser Glu Gln 85 90 95 cag ctg acc cag ttt gct gag aag ttt cag gag gtg aaa gaa gct gcc 336 Gln Leu Thr Gln Phe Ala Glu Lys Phe Gln Glu Val Lys Glu Ala Ala 100 105 110 agg ctg gct cga gag aaa tct caa gat ggt gga gaa ttc act agt act 384 Arg Leu Ala Arg Glu Lys Ser Gln Asp Gly Gly Glu Phe Thr Ser Thr 115 120 125 ggc ctg gcc ctt gcc tcc cat cag gtt cct cca agc ccc ttg gtc agc 432 Gly Leu Ala Leu Ala Ser His Gln Val Pro Pro Ser Pro Leu Val Ser 130 135 140 acc aat ggt cca ggc gag gaa aag ctg ttc cgt agc cag agt gcg gac 480 Thr Asn Gly Pro Gly Glu Glu Lys Leu Phe Arg Ser Gln Ser Ala Asp 145 150 155 160 acc cct ggc ccc acc gag cgg gaa cgg ttg aag aag atg ctg tca gaa 528 Thr Pro Gly Pro Thr Glu Arg Glu Arg Leu Lys Lys Met Leu Ser Glu 165 170 175 ggc tct gta ggg gaa gtc cag tgg gaa gca gag ttc ttc gcg ctt cag 576 Gly Ser Val Gly Glu Val Gln Trp Glu Ala Glu Phe Phe Ala Leu Gln 180 185 190 gac agc aac cag agg ttg gcg gga gcc ctt cgg gaa gcg aac gca gcg 624 Asp Ser Asn Gln Arg Leu Ala Gly Ala Leu Arg Glu Ala Asn Ala Ala 195 200 205 gcc act cag tgg agg caa caa ctg gag gtc caa cgt gca gag gct gaa 672 Ala Thr Gln Trp Arg Gln Gln Leu Glu Val Gln Arg Ala Glu Ala Glu 210 215 220 ctc ttg agg cag cgg gta gca gag ctg gag gcc cag gtg gct gta gag 720 Leu Leu Arg Gln Arg Val Ala Glu Leu Glu Ala Gln Val Ala Val Glu 225 230 235 240 cca gtc cgg gca gga gag aaa gaa gca acc agc cag tcg gtg gag cag 768 Pro Val Arg Ala Gly Glu Lys Glu Ala Thr Ser Gln Ser Val Glu Gln 245 250 255 ctg gag gct cgg gtg cag acc aag gac cag gag atc cag act ttg aag 816 Leu Glu Ala Arg Val Gln Thr Lys Asp Gln Glu Ile Gln Thr Leu Lys 260 265 270 aat cag agc act ggc acc cga gag gct cca gac act gcc gag cgc gaa 864 Asn Gln Ser Thr Gly Thr Arg Glu Ala Pro Asp Thr Ala Glu Arg Glu 275 280 285 gag aca cag cag caa gtt cag gac ctg gag acc cgg aat gca gag ctg 912 Glu Thr Gln Gln Gln Val Gln Asp Leu Glu Thr Arg Asn Ala Glu Leu 290 295 300 gag cag cag ctg cgg gcg atg gag tgc aac ctg gag gag gcg cgg gcc 960 Glu Gln Gln Leu Arg Ala Met Glu Cys Asn Leu Glu Glu Ala Arg Ala 305 310 315 320 gag cgg gag cgc gca cgg gcg gag gtg ggc cgg gct gcg cag ctg ctg 1008 Glu Arg Glu Arg Ala Arg Ala Glu Val Gly Arg Ala Ala Gln Leu Leu 325 330 335 gat gtt cgg ctg ttt gagctcagcg agctgcgtga aggcctggca cgcctggcag 1063 Asp Val Arg Leu Phe 340 aggcagcacc ctagtctgcc atggagtgtc tgcggcctca aggcgccctg gcaggggcca 1123 ggggacccca gctgtctctg agctttgcac tgtgtagagt tttctagaat ccttgggcaa 1183 tgcttctacc caggttacat ttctacgtgt ggcgttgctg tccctggctg ctgctgccct 1243 gcgccccagg gacactgcga gggaaggctg cactagtcat ccccatgggg caacagaggc 1303 tttgggatcc tgagacctga aggccctgta ctcatcccac cccattctca agtcagactg 1363 acaacttcaa agagtgttta ctgaagtcag gggccaccag caccaggttt acagctcagt 1423 cctgagcctc agcctgggct ggctcttggg gccgagatct gggaggacgc gaccgtcgga 1483 cagtgctccc tgctttctgc cgccgaagtg tctgccccac tttctccttg aagcgtcggt 1543 tttgttgctt gatcttggcc agctcagctt tgcgtttggc ctccaggtct gggtcctgcg 1603 gaagggagct gagaatgtaa ctgggcagct tcccagggac tggctccccc acccctaccc 1663 gtccccaggt cccacccacc cttactggcc acactcttat gcctgtccct gcatacccat 1723 gcctccctat actaccttcc cctccaggat catctgtttc cgcttgttga tctctttctt 1783 ttcatcaaaa tgcgaagcct ccagtttcta ggggtgggga ggggaacagg tcagtcaggc 1843 ctggggcagg aagccccgcc cacctcaccc cactccaccc taccctgaca ggctggccac 1903 acttactatt tcgcactccc ttcgcactac gttgacctgc gtgaggattt gtagaacctc 1963 agcctcctcc accaccagct ctgccagctg ctgctctgca gggacaggaa acactgagtt 2023 gggctgggag tgcaaccagc cctctgcacc cccagctctg gatgtctgga tccaaccaaa 2083 tgtggactga tgatatttag aaaaagcaaa atgctgccaa gcttggcagc acatgcttgt 2143 catcacagca ctgggaggtg gaggcagggg gatcactcgt ttcagctgag ttccaggcca 2203 gctctgtaga gcaagaatct gtctcaaatt aatgactgaa taaacaaatg aacaagtaaa 2263 aaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaa aaaa 2297 <210> SEQ ID NO 32 <211> LENGTH: 341 <212> TYPE: PRT <213> ORGANISM: Mus musculus <400> SEQUENCE: 32 Ser Thr Ala Arg Glu Gln Pro Ile Phe Ser Thr Arg Ala His Val Phe 1 5 10 15 Gln Ile Asp Pro Thr Thr Lys Arg Asn Trp Ile Pro Ala Gly Lys His 20 25 30 Ala Leu Thr Val Ser Tyr Phe Tyr Asp Ala Thr Arg Asn Val Tyr Arg 35 40 45 Ile Ile Ser Ile Gly Gly Ala Lys Ala Ile Ile Asn Ser Thr Val Thr 50 55 60 Pro Asn Met Thr Phe Thr Lys Thr Ser Gln Lys Phe Gly Gln Trp Ala 65 70 75 80 Asp Ser Arg Ala Asn Thr Val Tyr Gly Leu Gly Phe Ala Ser Glu Gln 85 90 95 Gln Leu Thr Gln Phe Ala Glu Lys Phe Gln Glu Val Lys Glu Ala Ala 100 105 110 Arg Leu Ala Arg Glu Lys Ser Gln Asp Gly Gly Glu Phe Thr Ser Thr 115 120 125 Gly Leu Ala Leu Ala Ser His Gln Val Pro Pro Ser Pro Leu Val Ser 130 135 140 Thr Asn Gly Pro Gly Glu Glu Lys Leu Phe Arg Ser Gln Ser Ala Asp 145 150 155 160 Thr Pro Gly Pro Thr Glu Arg Glu Arg Leu Lys Lys Met Leu Ser Glu 165 170 175 Gly Ser Val Gly Glu Val Gln Trp Glu Ala Glu Phe Phe Ala Leu Gln 180 185 190 Asp Ser Asn Gln Arg Leu Ala Gly Ala Leu Arg Glu Ala Asn Ala Ala 195 200 205 Ala Thr Gln Trp Arg Gln Gln Leu Glu Val Gln Arg Ala Glu Ala Glu 210 215 220 Leu Leu Arg Gln Arg Val Ala Glu Leu Glu Ala Gln Val Ala Val Glu 225 230 235 240 Pro Val Arg Ala Gly Glu Lys Glu Ala Thr Ser Gln Ser Val Glu Gln 245 250 255 Leu Glu Ala Arg Val Gln Thr Lys Asp Gln Glu Ile Gln Thr Leu Lys 260 265 270 Asn Gln Ser Thr Gly Thr Arg Glu Ala Pro Asp Thr Ala Glu Arg Glu 275 280 285 Glu Thr Gln Gln Gln Val Gln Asp Leu Glu Thr Arg Asn Ala Glu Leu 290 295 300 Glu Gln Gln Leu Arg Ala Met Glu Cys Asn Leu Glu Glu Ala Arg Ala 305 310 315 320 Glu Arg Glu Arg Ala Arg Ala Glu Val Gly Arg Ala Ala Gln Leu Leu 325 330 335 Asp Val Arg Leu Phe 340 <210> SEQ ID NO 33 <211> LENGTH: 5798 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Rattus norvegicus <220> FEATURE: <221> NAME/KEY: CDS <222> LOCATION: (567)..(1124) <400> SEQUENCE: 33 gtgctgtgca catcgcgagc ggctggggtt tgcacttcga gatttcttct ttataatttt 60 ttttttttaa tgtaagggag acagtggaat tgctacccgt agaattttta ttcaagtgca 120 cgtcgcgttg ggttgcacgc tccaccccca gggacctggt gtggtgaaat ttgaacccac 180 cgccttagcc caaaggccga gtaacctggc tgcttgagtg tcgtggaaga cgtgagcgaa 240 atgatcagcg aactcatttt ttatcagact cgctgaagct ggcttttgcg tttttctaca 300 cgtacactaa ttttatggaa tagttaaagt gctatattct ccgcgcaacc ttttcaaatt 360 ccaaatgttt gaacgttttg gtgtcagcgc gagtgaaatc attttaccga caagaactaa 420 ctgaattgtc tgcctcgttg agttgcctcc ggaaaagatc tcgggggtgg aaaagcaact 480 gcaaaataac agacggagaa aattccttgg aagttatttc tgtagcataa gagcagaaac 540 ttcagagcaa gttttcattg ggcaaa atg ggg gaa caa cct atc ttc agc act 593 Met Gly Glu Gln Pro Ile Phe Ser Thr 1 5 cga gct cat gtc ttc cag atc gac cca aac aca aag aag aac tgg gta 641 Arg Ala His Val Phe Gln Ile Asp Pro Asn Thr Lys Lys Asn Trp Val 10 15 20 25 ccc acc agc aag cat gca gtt act gtg tct tat ttc tat gac agc aca 689 Pro Thr Ser Lys His Ala Val Thr Val Ser Tyr Phe Tyr Asp Ser Thr 30 35 40 agg aat gtg tat agg ata atc agt cta gac ggc tca aag gca ata ata 737 Arg Asn Val Tyr Arg Ile Ile Ser Leu Asp Gly Ser Lys Ala Ile Ile 45 50 55 aat agc acc atc act cca aac atg aca ttt act aaa aca tct caa aag 785 Asn Ser Thr Ile Thr Pro Asn Met Thr Phe Thr Lys Thr Ser Gln Lys 60 65 70 ttt ggc caa tgg gct gat agc cgg gca aac act gtt tat gga ctg gga 833 Phe Gly Gln Trp Ala Asp Ser Arg Ala Asn Thr Val Tyr Gly Leu Gly 75 80 85 ttc tcc tct gag cat cat ctc tca aaa ttt gca gaa aag ttt cag gaa 881 Phe Ser Ser Glu His His Leu Ser Lys Phe Ala Glu Lys Phe Gln Glu 90 95 100 105 ttt aaa gaa gct gct cgg ctg gca aag gag aag tcg cag gag aag atg 929 Phe Lys Glu Ala Ala Arg Leu Ala Lys Glu Lys Ser Gln Glu Lys Met 110 115 120 gaa ctg acc agt acc cct tca cag gaa tca gca gga gga gat ctt cag 977 Glu Leu Thr Ser Thr Pro Ser Gln Glu Ser Ala Gly Gly Asp Leu Gln 125 130 135 tct cct tta aca cca gaa agt atc aat ggg aca gat gat gag aga aca 1025 Ser Pro Leu Thr Pro Glu Ser Ile Asn Gly Thr Asp Asp Glu Arg Thr 140 145 150 ccc gat gtg aca cag aac tca gag cca agg gct gag cca gct cag aat 1073 Pro Asp Val Thr Gln Asn Ser Glu Pro Arg Ala Glu Pro Ala Gln Asn 155 160 165 gca ttg cca ttt tca cat agg tac aca ttc aat tca gca atc atg att 1121 Ala Leu Pro Phe Ser His Arg Tyr Thr Phe Asn Ser Ala Ile Met Ile 170 175 180 185 aaa tgagatggat aaatatgaag ttcatttggt ttcagaaact cttgagtgaa 1174 Lys aaatcccagg tcagacttct ttaattaatt aattgtttgc tgttgctcag attgactgaa 1234 tatttccatt atctgtgtag aaaaaggaac gttaattata ggagaaactt tttcaatgga 1294 caaaacattc cattctatct atattttaaa gatccctttt gctaaccagt tttctgattt 1354 tctacatgtt acgtaagact aataacttgt gattaggatc aatggactcc tgctccaaag 1414 gaaagccttg ccacaggccc acagaggtgc cacagaggac ggggccaggc aggaacccgt 1474 cagcattgaa ggttgttttt gtatgccaac aggaggaaag cttgagttgc tgctgattct 1534 taaaagaatt ctgtattcta aaagatacac atcatgttct aaatgcattt taaactagtg 1594 acattagtta ttgggcatac tgtggtatta ctagactaca aagaggaata tgaagtggca 1654 ccattgaaag tattttttta aaaagcctgt ctaccttaac actaattttt acccttattt 1714 aaatgctttt tactaaacag ttttaggtaa aattaagaaa acagttttgt tgactgcaca 1774 tcttttagaa ggaccaactt ttagagaatt acattctttg acagattaaa aattgcaaag 1834 tgagatattt caaactctta agtgagtttt attgccgttg gactgcatta atacggacat 1894 acgattaaac ttagtagacc aacactgagg gatctcctta ccaggctgca gaacaaggaa 1954 attaagcaat aaatgggact tgtgaatgga aggacactct actgctagtg ctagtaattc 2014 tgcataagat ggtatacatt ttgaagaaag ctgcttttaa ttacttttaa taatgatttt 2074 aattactcta gtgcaagtgc ttcctcgagc tataaaggta gctgagcaca gcagaccttt 2134 actccctcag tctgacttct gtactcatat tcatttagtg aacatagtct tttaacagaa 2194 gaccacagtt ctttgatagc gttacaaaac ttacgttatt taaacgttat aaagaacgtt 2254 attgtaggat aaaatgttaa aaactgtgtc aaggacagga agaattccta tctattaagt 2314 agtggtttcc acccccactt aagactgaac tgcactgaac ggtaactgta tacttggttt 2374 gacacctcga ctgagccatg cgcactgaat actgtgacat tgaggagtaa gaacttttaa 2434 atttaacatt taaagaagct acttgcagtt tatgcaccga aatttgtcta aatgttctcc 2494 attttgctga ccccgttgta ttcatactgc tccccagagc ctagagttgt cctcatcctg 2554 acttcctgtg cctgagtgtc tgagaggagt cactttcact gtgaagacac tgcttctgcg 2614 cctcgtaggg aggacttgac agtgctcccg tagaaatcct acattatttc aacctcagag 2674 ttacagtaaa ggcaggttat aaccagtctt tcttattatt ttaagaattt ccagccctag 2734 tgttttatga aagtattcct gtgaatttga caccttatga tcctatattc atctaattcc 2794 ttaatgaaat aaaaatgtcc atgtgaggta ggttatttac agcgattgca ggagacatgg 2854 tgttcttcag agttcccaaa ccaggatagt ttcaaatagg tttttcatgg cttctgacga 2914 agaagaccat aaagttccct gcagtgtgtc agtgatgtgc aagctgaatt agtgcgaagt 2974 gtcacactgt gaaagcacgt gcttttggct tattatgaga aaacgaaatc tttaaattca 3034 gtttatgtgt cttaggtcca gtttactttg atttgactac tcagttcttc tgaccccacc 3094 tagtatgtat gtatatgtgt gtgtatgtgt gtgtatgtct gtatgtatat acatacatat 3154 acacacacat tgtatacata tgctatatat acagtatgtg tatatatata ctatatatga 3214 atatatgaat atatatattc aattagttaa tagtacattt aagccaaata tccaacataa 3274 gcacactatg taagtatcta tctggaaaga cctatataga attgagatca acatttcatg 3334 agttagaaac aaaggatttt ataattaata ttacttaagt ctaaagtacc catatattta 3394 aattagatat gcaatttttc cctcttggca aagaaagaca aaaatcttgt gtttagagat 3454 gatgtagatt gtcatttttg cctttccttc ctgagtactt gttttaacaa caacaaaaaa 3514 agactagttt aagaaaaggg attgtccagt atttttctgc tttgttaagt ctaattttac 3574 tgttaaacag agagcagaat cactggagta ctgggggggt tttttgttgt tttttttttt 3634 ttcttttctg tttttttcgg agctggggag cgaacccagg gccttgcgct cactaggcaa 3694 gcactctacc gctgagctaa atccccaacc cctggagtat ctgttttaaa agaaagccag 3754 gaccgttatg atggccatac ccagggtaca tagtgaaaac aacagagacc aagcaatgag 3814 agtgtgagag taccaatcca ccagtactgc tgccggacat ggcagctgcc tgtgcttttc 3874 tgaagagtca tagtgtatgc taagtctaga accattactt agtaaagagg ctatgacttt 3934 tatttgggcc tgacaatttt agtggtgtgg tcatagtcta ttctgtattt gtaagcttta 3994 tttttaaatt actgtgttga tttaggaaca caagaaatgt ttttattttt aattatgagt 4054 gtatataagg ttttcagata tgcacagact acaataatag actcccatgg agataccact 4114 tcagccttaa cagtcaggga gaaggagcct cactttatca ccgcactcac cctgctctcc 4174 actgatctgt tgttactgcg gtgtggaggt tcacacgcat gcaggtcttc acacatgatg 4234 ggtaggcccg caccaagtga gcctctccca gccttgctgt ttcgtttttt tattttaatc 4294 ttacatgtat gggtgttttg catccaggca tgtcatgcct gtgtccacag aagccagaaa 4354 gggtatcaga ttccctaaaa ctggagttct cgatgatcgt gagcgagcca ttgtgggtgc 4414 tgggaactga agctgggtcc tctacaagag cagccagcgc tcttaaccat tgagccacta 4474 tctgccctgt gtttgtttta tttatttatt tatttattta tttatttatt tatttattta 4534 tttatttatt tatttattta ttggttcttt ttttttggac tggggaccga agccagggcc 4594 ttgcacttcc taggcaagcg ctctaccact gagctaaatc cccaacccct tgttttattt 4654 ttaaagcaaa cgagatacat aatttcaacc atgataattt aagattatct tgaactctta 4714 aggaaatgta tatactaagc tattatagtt tttattttcc ctaattcagt ggcataatac 4774 cttaccttga gtcgtttact actttctttg gtttctaaaa actctactgc taaattacaa 4834 tgtaaaaaca tagggctcgt atatactgta gagtgctgta gatgtcctcg tcatcaacta 4894 tgcaataaca gtctgatcga cacatttcag gagcgatcac tctttggtgt gcttctttaa 4954 atactttcag aagcttagga tgtgcaaagc aggaagaccg tgggtgtaaa tgtttactta 5014 tttctttgag agtgttagta agtcttttct aaattgcttt tctcttcaaa attatcgtta 5074 acttaaatga taattatctt tgaggttaaa cagaagctca ttgacaaact aaagtgactt 5134 tttagggcat tctttgagat catagtctta tatctgggga ctaaaatgtc attagaccct 5194 aatagactaa cttgtatgtt tgtgtgggga aacgttttcc tctctcattc aaggtaactg 5254 tttgctgcct gttgttactt gtgtagcatt ctagaaaatg gctaggtttt ttataagatt 5314 taagacaata gaagtagttt tatattatta tagttctgtt ggaatgtgat cctgaaatta 5374 ttactgaaaa ttagaatttt tatttcgcta atgacaacct tgactctcag agatgcagtg 5434 taaattgata cctcatcttt ccgagagttc agagcacagg gcggcagtat gtgaagctgc 5494 ttttgcactg acgcattttg ataagtttgg ctactgtaat ggtaaaaggc tcctcaggca 5554 ctgactgcat ttgggttctt ccgatggggg atgatccgtt ctcgtggtgc tgctggactt 5614 atgcattttg gaggtactgc atgtatcttc cacactgctt gacattttct ctgatctgtg 5674 tgtttgcacc aactcattaa aagaaatatg cagaaatatc ttctaattcg ttgatcttcg 5734 ctgtatgaca gttataatat taaacacttg ggttgatcaa aaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaa 5794 aaaa 5798 <210> SEQ ID NO 34 <211> LENGTH: 186 <212> TYPE: PRT <213> ORGANISM: Rattus norvegicus <400> SEQUENCE: 34 Met Gly Glu Gln Pro Ile Phe Ser Thr Arg Ala His Val Phe Gln Ile 1 5 10 15 Asp Pro Asn Thr Lys Lys Asn Trp Val Pro Thr Ser Lys His Ala Val 20 25 30 Thr Val Ser Tyr Phe Tyr Asp Ser Thr Arg Asn Val Tyr Arg Ile Ile 35 40 45 Ser Leu Asp Gly Ser Lys Ala Ile Ile Asn Ser Thr Ile Thr Pro Asn 50 55 60 Met Thr Phe Thr Lys Thr Ser Gln Lys Phe Gly Gln Trp Ala Asp Ser 65 70 75 80 Arg Ala Asn Thr Val Tyr Gly Leu Gly Phe Ser Ser Glu His His Leu 85 90 95 Ser Lys Phe Ala Glu Lys Phe Gln Glu Phe Lys Glu Ala Ala Arg Leu 100 105 110 Ala Lys Glu Lys Ser Gln Glu Lys Met Glu Leu Thr Ser Thr Pro Ser 115 120 125 Gln Glu Ser Ala Gly Gly Asp Leu Gln Ser Pro Leu Thr Pro Glu Ser 130 135 140 Ile Asn Gly Thr Asp Asp Glu Arg Thr Pro Asp Val Thr Gln Asn Ser 145 150 155 160 Glu Pro Arg Ala Glu Pro Ala Gln Asn Ala Leu Pro Phe Ser His Arg 165 170 175 Tyr Thr Phe Asn Ser Ala Ile Met Ile Lys 180 185 <210> SEQ ID NO 35 <211> LENGTH: 3339 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Rattus norvegicus <220> FEATURE: <221> NAME/KEY: CDS <222> LOCATION: (740)..(1801) <400> SEQUENCE: 35 ctagtggatc ccccgggctg caggaattct gcggccgcaa caccgcactg tggtggacag 60 tgagggccgg agagagacca cagtgaccca tcaagaagcc catgacagtt ccagaagtga 120 tccagatcct ccaagatctt cagctttgga tgatcccttt tccatcctgg acctgcttct 180 aggacgttgg tttcggtccc gatagctttc ttgaacttca gaggccttca ggtccttccc 240 accccctccc tccctgttgc ccattgccaa taagcatagc ttttgctgtc atcctggggt 300 cttaaatgtg tggaaccccc ccagggacct ggtgtggtga aatttgaacc caccgcctta 360 gcccaaaggc cgagtaacct ggctgcttga gtgtcgtgga agacgtgagc gaaatgatca 420 gcgaactcat tttttatcag actcgctgaa gctggctttt gcgtttttct acacgtacac 480 taattttatg gaatagttaa agtgctatat tctccgcgca accttttcaa attccaaatg 540 tttgaacgtt ttggtgtcag cgcgagtgaa atcattttac cgacaagaac taactgaatt 600 gtctgcctcg ttgagttgcc tccggaaaag atctcggggg tggaaaagca actgcaaaat 660 aacagacgga gaaaattcct tggaagttat ttctgtagca taagagcaga aacttaagag 720 caagttttca ttgggcaaa atg ggg gaa caa cct atc ttc agc act cga gct 772 Met Gly Glu Gln Pro Ile Phe Ser Thr Arg Ala 1 5 10 cat gtc ttc cag atc gac cca aac aca aag aag aac tgg gta ccc acc 820 His Val Phe Gln Ile Asp Pro Asn Thr Lys Lys Asn Trp Val Pro Thr 15 20 25 agc aag cat gca gtt act gtg tct tat ttc tat gac agc aca agg aat 868 Ser Lys His Ala Val Thr Val Ser Tyr Phe Tyr Asp Ser Thr Arg Asn 30 35 40 gtg tat agg ata atc agt cta gac ggc tca aag gca ata ata aat agc 916 Val Tyr Arg Ile Ile Ser Leu Asp Gly Ser Lys Ala Ile Ile Asn Ser 45 50 55 acc atc act cca aac atg aca ttt act aaa aca tct caa aag ttt ggc 964 Thr Ile Thr Pro Asn Met Thr Phe Thr Lys Thr Ser Gln Lys Phe Gly 60 65 70 75 caa tgg gct gat agc cgg gca aac act gtt tat gga ctg gga ttc tcc 1012 Gln Trp Ala Asp Ser Arg Ala Asn Thr Val Tyr Gly Leu Gly Phe Ser 80 85 90 tct gag cat cat ctc tca aaa ttt gca gaa aag ttt cag gaa ttt aaa 1060 Ser Glu His His Leu Ser Lys Phe Ala Glu Lys Phe Gln Glu Phe Lys 95 100 105 gaa gct gct cgg ctg gca aag gag aag tcg cag gag aag atg gaa ctg 1108 Glu Ala Ala Arg Leu Ala Lys Glu Lys Ser Gln Glu Lys Met Glu Leu 110 115 120 acc agt acc cct tca cag gaa tca gca gga gga gat ctt cag tct cct 1156 Thr Ser Thr Pro Ser Gln Glu Ser Ala Gly Gly Asp Leu Gln Ser Pro 125 130 135 tta aca cca gaa agt atc aat ggg aca gat gat gag aga aca ccc gat 1204 Leu Thr Pro Glu Ser Ile Asn Gly Thr Asp Asp Glu Arg Thr Pro Asp 140 145 150 155 gtg aca cag aac tca gag cca agg gct gag cca gct cag aat gca ttg 1252 Val Thr Gln Asn Ser Glu Pro Arg Ala Glu Pro Ala Gln Asn Ala Leu 160 165 170 cca ttt tca cat agt tca gcc atc agc aaa cac tgg gag gct gaa cta 1300 Pro Phe Ser His Ser Ser Ala Ile Ser Lys His Trp Glu Ala Glu Leu 175 180 185 gcc acg ctc aag ggg aac aat gcc aag ctc acc gca gcg ctg ctg gag 1348 Ala Thr Leu Lys Gly Asn Asn Ala Lys Leu Thr Ala Ala Leu Leu Glu 190 195 200 tcc act gcc aac gtg aag cag tgg aag caa cag ctg gct gcc tac cag 1396 Ser Thr Ala Asn Val Lys Gln Trp Lys Gln Gln Leu Ala Ala Tyr Gln 205 210 215 gag gag gca gag cgg ctg cac aag cgg gtc acg gag ctg gaa tgt gtt 1444 Glu Glu Ala Glu Arg Leu His Lys Arg Val Thr Glu Leu Glu Cys Val 220 225 230 235 agt agt caa gca aac gcg gtg cac agc cac aag aca gag ctg agt cag 1492 Ser Ser Gln Ala Asn Ala Val His Ser His Lys Thr Glu Leu Ser Gln 240 245 250 aca gtg cag gag ctg gaa gag acc cta aaa gta aag gaa gag gaa ata 1540 Thr Val Gln Glu Leu Glu Glu Thr Leu Lys Val Lys Glu Glu Glu Ile 255 260 265 gaa aga tta aaa caa gaa att gat aac gcc aga gaa ctt caa gaa cag 1588 Glu Arg Leu Lys Gln Glu Ile Asp Asn Ala Arg Glu Leu Gln Glu Gln 270 275 280 agg gac tct ttg act cag aaa cta cag gaa gtt gag att cga aat aaa 1636 Arg Asp Ser Leu Thr Gln Lys Leu Gln Glu Val Glu Ile Arg Asn Lys 285 290 295 gac ctg gag ggg cag ctg tcg gag ctg gag cag cgc ctg gag aag agc 1684 Asp Leu Glu Gly Gln Leu Ser Glu Leu Glu Gln Arg Leu Glu Lys Ser 300 305 310 315 cag agc gag cag gac gct ttc cgc agt aac ctg aag act ctc cta gag 1732 Gln Ser Glu Gln Asp Ala Phe Arg Ser Asn Leu Lys Thr Leu Leu Glu 320 325 330 att ctg gac ggg aaa ata ttt gaa cta aca gaa ttg cgg gat aat ttg 1780 Ile Leu Asp Gly Lys Ile Phe Glu Leu Thr Glu Leu Arg Asp Asn Leu 335 340 345 gcc aag cta cta gaa tgc agc taaagaaagt gaaatttcag tgccaataga 1831 Ala Lys Leu Leu Glu Cys Ser 350 tgaagagata ctgtctgtct tcgtaggact gtttgggctc tgtaccaaga ttgcacaaaa 1891 ttttttgaat atcattcctc cagaaggagg gtgttttgaa aattggaatt gtatatttca 1951 gtataaattt tagaatttag cttatagcta gttgggggaa aaaaagacat gaaaaacttg 2011 aaccacaaat tacctccatg tacattggcc atagttacaa tgggagaatt aacaatgtct 2071 gggtcccttc tcctttttct gttcaacaca gtgaagatta tctgcttttt aaatttattt 2131 acgatatcta cagctgtgtt ttgtgtaaaa acttagtaat ggaagccctg tctttgttgt 2191 tatctgaata atttctcagg atattttttt gctgctgaga aagggccatt accaattaat 2251 ccttgccagg agttggggag ctatgtctct aattggaatc actataactg ggtgtctgga 2311 gttcttccct tttcgtactg agagtgttct cactctagtg actcctctgg tacactccgt 2371 gttctccaat cttgtctgtt gtactttact tttccatatt gactccatgt atttatgaga 2431 agatattatc tcccatttta ttatacattt tgaagccaac taaacaaagg cagctgagtc 2491 cttcagatat ttttcttttt aaatttatag taaatttgac acagaactga aattcagcag 2551 tccgtctttg acggtttagt ctagcaatgt taaggatatt tagagaaaat atgcagttac 2611 gtttatttat atatttggca agaaattttt tctggatgat caatgctttt caatttatga 2671 taaataatgg ttagggggcg ctgtttatta tagataattt taaggtatat agctgttttc 2731 aaggaggtcc acttccgtct agcagccaag cagaggactg tatctaaatc gtgatcgtgg 2791 cagatgggtc ttcatagaaa ccatgtcttt attcaaactt catagggcaa tattttgaac 2851 tgttacctag gcatttcaaa acaggaaata ccgtcaacag actcttctcc aagagcaggt 2911 tttactgttg ttttgatgta attttaagac atttagcaaa catgcatttc tttatatgat 2971 acatttcttt cacaaaacaa tttaaaagta agccacgtgc tgtctgctct gcccgggtag 3031 gaattgcatc agaatacata tatcttgctg tacaatgcct gtgatattga agagggttct 3091 tttcatgtat gcttgagtat ctaactctgg agtcaatgaa tgcactgact ttttttttgt 3151 tcgtacccca aatgattgaa ttgttaagta caaattaagc agattaactc attttttcac 3211 tcataaacag attcttagta ctagttttgt tttatattta tgtgtatgta tgtaaataca 3271 tacatattaa tttatattag agtgaaaaat aaattgtttg tttctaacat taaaaaaaaa 3331 aaaaaaaa 3339 <210> SEQ ID NO 36 <211> LENGTH: 354 <212> TYPE: PRT <213> ORGANISM: Rattus norvegicus <400> SEQUENCE: 36 Met Gly Glu Gln Pro Ile Phe Ser Thr Arg Ala His Val Phe Gln Ile 1 5 10 15 Asp Pro Asn Thr Lys Lys Asn Trp Val Pro Thr Ser Lys His Ala Val 20 25 30 Thr Val Ser Tyr Phe Tyr Asp Ser Thr Arg Asn Val Tyr Arg Ile Ile 35 40 45 Ser Leu Asp Gly Ser Lys Ala Ile Ile Asn Ser Thr Ile Thr Pro Asn 50 55 60 Met Thr Phe Thr Lys Thr Ser Gln Lys Phe Gly Gln Trp Ala Asp Ser 65 70 75 80 Arg Ala Asn Thr Val Tyr Gly Leu Gly Phe Ser Ser Glu His His Leu 85 90 95 Ser Lys Phe Ala Glu Lys Phe Gln Glu Phe Lys Glu Ala Ala Arg Leu 100 105 110 Ala Lys Glu Lys Ser Gln Glu Lys Met Glu Leu Thr Ser Thr Pro Ser 115 120 125 Gln Glu Ser Ala Gly Gly Asp Leu Gln Ser Pro Leu Thr Pro Glu Ser 130 135 140 Ile Asn Gly Thr Asp Asp Glu Arg Thr Pro Asp Val Thr Gln Asn Ser 145 150 155 160 Glu Pro Arg Ala Glu Pro Ala Gln Asn Ala Leu Pro Phe Ser His Ser 165 170 175 Ser Ala Ile Ser Lys His Trp Glu Ala Glu Leu Ala Thr Leu Lys Gly 180 185 190 Asn Asn Ala Lys Leu Thr Ala Ala Leu Leu Glu Ser Thr Ala Asn Val 195 200 205 Lys Gln Trp Lys Gln Gln Leu Ala Ala Tyr Gln Glu Glu Ala Glu Arg 210 215 220 Leu His Lys Arg Val Thr Glu Leu Glu Cys Val Ser Ser Gln Ala Asn 225 230 235 240 Ala Val His Ser His Lys Thr Glu Leu Ser Gln Thr Val Gln Glu Leu 245 250 255 Glu Glu Thr Leu Lys Val Lys Glu Glu Glu Ile Glu Arg Leu Lys Gln 260 265 270 Glu Ile Asp Asn Ala Arg Glu Leu Gln Glu Gln Arg Asp Ser Leu Thr 275 280 285 Gln Lys Leu Gln Glu Val Glu Ile Arg Asn Lys Asp Leu Glu Gly Gln 290 295 300 Leu Ser Glu Leu Glu Gln Arg Leu Glu Lys Ser Gln Ser Glu Gln Asp 305 310 315 320 Ala Phe Arg Ser Asn Leu Lys Thr Leu Leu Glu Ile Leu Asp Gly Lys 325 330 335 Ile Phe Glu Leu Thr Glu Leu Arg Asp Asn Leu Ala Lys Leu Leu Glu 340 345 350 Cys Ser <210> SEQ ID NO 37 <211> LENGTH: 3706 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Rattus norvegicus <220> FEATURE: <221> NAME/KEY: CDS <222> LOCATION: (732)..(1835) <400> SEQUENCE: 37 gcggccgcgt cgactacggc tgcgagaaga cgacagaagg gggctccgct gatgctcctc 60 gtgagaacga atcgatcctt cccagccttc tctgcctgct ctccacctcc tctctgctcc 120 gagtcttagg agaacgaaca ttcaaaggac agattccaat gtggtgtgct gtgcacatcg 180 cgagcggctg gggtttgcac ttcgagattt cttctttata attttttttt tttaatgtaa 240 gggagacagt ggaattgcta cccgtagaat ttttattcaa gtgcacgtcg cgttgggttg 300 cacgctccac ccccagggac ctggtgtggt gaaatttgaa cccaccgcct tagcccaaag 360 gccgagtaac ctggctgctt gagtgtcgtg gaagacgtga gcgaaatgat cagcgaactc 420 attttttatc agactcactg aagctggctt ttgcgttttt ctacacgtac actaatttta 480 tggaatagtt aaagtgctat attctccgcg caaccttttc aaattccaaa tgtttgaacg 540 ttttggtgtc agcgcgagtg aaatcatttt accgacaaga actaactgaa ttgtctgcct 600 cgttgagttg cctccggaaa agatctcggg ggtggaaaag caactgcaaa ataacagacg 660 gagaaaattc cttggaagtt atttctgtag cataagagca gaaacttcag agcaagtttt 720 cattgggcaa a atg ggg gaa caa cct atc ttc agc act cga gct cat gtc 770 Met Gly Glu Gln Pro Ile Phe Ser Thr Arg Ala His Val 1 5 10 ttc cag atc gac cca aac aca aag aag aac tgg gta ccc acc agc aag 818 Phe Gln Ile Asp Pro Asn Thr Lys Lys Asn Trp Val Pro Thr Ser Lys 15 20 25 cat gca gtt act gtg tct tat ttc tat gac agc aca agg aat gtg tat 866 His Ala Val Thr Val Ser Tyr Phe Tyr Asp Ser Thr Arg Asn Val Tyr 30 35 40 45 agg ata atc agt cta gac ggc tca aag gca ata ata aat agc acc atc 914 Arg Ile Ile Ser Leu Asp Gly Ser Lys Ala Ile Ile Asn Ser Thr Ile 50 55 60 act cca aac atg aca ttt act aaa aca tct caa aag ttt ggc caa tgg 962 Thr Pro Asn Met Thr Phe Thr Lys Thr Ser Gln Lys Phe Gly Gln Trp 65 70 75 gct gat agc cgg gca aac act gtt tat gga ctg gga ttc tcc tct gag 1010 Ala Asp Ser Arg Ala Asn Thr Val Tyr Gly Leu Gly Phe Ser Ser Glu 80 85 90 cat cat ctc tca aaa ttt gca gaa aag ttt cag gaa ttt aaa gaa gct 1058 His His Leu Ser Lys Phe Ala Glu Lys Phe Gln Glu Phe Lys Glu Ala 95 100 105 gct cgg ctg gca aag gag aag tcg cag gag aag atg gaa ctg acc agt 1106 Ala Arg Leu Ala Lys Glu Lys Ser Gln Glu Lys Met Glu Leu Thr Ser 110 115 120 125 acc cct tca cag gaa tca gca gga gga gat ctt cag tct cct tta aca 1154 Thr Pro Ser Gln Glu Ser Ala Gly Gly Asp Leu Gln Ser Pro Leu Thr 130 135 140 cca gaa agt atc aat ggg aca gat gat gag aga aca ccc gat gtg aca 1202 Pro Glu Ser Ile Asn Gly Thr Asp Asp Glu Arg Thr Pro Asp Val Thr 145 150 155 cag aac tca gag cca agg gct gag cca gct cag aat gca ttg cca ttt 1250 Gln Asn Ser Glu Pro Arg Ala Glu Pro Ala Gln Asn Ala Leu Pro Phe 160 165 170 tca cat agt gcc ggg gat cga acc cag ggc ctc tct cat gct agt tca 1298 Ser His Ser Ala Gly Asp Arg Thr Gln Gly Leu Ser His Ala Ser Ser 175 180 185 gcc atc agc aaa cac tgg gag gct gaa cta gcc acg ctc aag ggg aac 1346 Ala Ile Ser Lys His Trp Glu Ala Glu Leu Ala Thr Leu Lys Gly Asn 190 195 200 205 aat gcc aag ctc acc gca gcg ctg ctg gag tcc act gcc aac gtg aag 1394 Asn Ala Lys Leu Thr Ala Ala Leu Leu Glu Ser Thr Ala Asn Val Lys 210 215 220 cag tgg aag caa cag ctg gct gcc tac cag gag gag gca gag cgg ctg 1442 Gln Trp Lys Gln Gln Leu Ala Ala Tyr Gln Glu Glu Ala Glu Arg Leu 225 230 235 cac aag cgg gtc acg gag ctg gaa tgt gtt agt agt caa gca aac gcg 1490 His Lys Arg Val Thr Glu Leu Glu Cys Val Ser Ser Gln Ala Asn Ala 240 245 250 gtg cac agc cac aag aca gag ctg agt cag aca gtg cag gag ctg gaa 1538 Val His Ser His Lys Thr Glu Leu Ser Gln Thr Val Gln Glu Leu Glu 255 260 265 gag acc cta aaa gta aag gaa gag gaa ata gaa aga tta aaa caa gaa 1586 Glu Thr Leu Lys Val Lys Glu Glu Glu Ile Glu Arg Leu Lys Gln Glu 270 275 280 285 att gat aac gcc aga gaa ctt caa gaa cag agg gac tct ttg act cag 1634 Ile Asp Asn Ala Arg Glu Leu Gln Glu Gln Arg Asp Ser Leu Thr Gln 290 295 300 aaa cta cag gaa gtt gag att cga aat aaa gac ctg gag ggg cag ctg 1682 Lys Leu Gln Glu Val Glu Ile Arg Asn Lys Asp Leu Glu Gly Gln Leu 305 310 315 tcg gag ctg gag cag cgc ctg gag aag agc cag agc gag cag gac gct 1730 Ser Glu Leu Glu Gln Arg Leu Glu Lys Ser Gln Ser Glu Gln Asp Ala 320 325 330 ttc cgc agt aac ctg aag act ctc cta gag att ctg gac ggg aaa ata 1778 Phe Arg Ser Asn Leu Lys Thr Leu Leu Glu Ile Leu Asp Gly Lys Ile 335 340 345 ttt gaa cta aca gaa ttg cgg gat aat ttg gcc aag cta cta gaa tgc 1826 Phe Glu Leu Thr Glu Leu Arg Asp Asn Leu Ala Lys Leu Leu Glu Cys 350 355 360 365 agc taa aga aagtgaaatt tcagtgccaa tagatgaaga gatactgtct 1875 Ser Arg gtcttcgtag gactgtttgg gctctgtacc aagattgcaa aaaatttttt gaatatcatt 1935 cctccagaag gagggtgttt tgaaaattgg aattgtatat ttcagtataa attttagaat 1995 ttagcttata gctagttggg ggaaaaaaag acatgaaaaa cttgaaccac aaataatgca 2055 atcttttccc ctgatagtag ccaatgggag aattaacaat gtctgggtcc cttctccttt 2115 ttctgttcaa cacagtgaag attatctgct ttttaaattt atttacgata tctacagctg 2175 tgttttgtgt aaaaacttag taatggaagc cctgtctttg ttgttatctg aataatttct 2235 caggatattt ttttgctgct gagaaagggc cattaccaat taatccttgc caggagttgg 2295 ggagctatgt ctctaattgg aatcactata actgggtgtc tggagttctt cccttttcgt 2355 actgagagtg ttctcactct agtgactact ctggtacact ccgtgttctc caatcttgtc 2415 tgttgtactt tacttttcca tattgactcc atgtatttat gagaagatat tatctcccat 2475 tttattatac attttgaagc caactaaaca aaggcagctg agtccttcag atatttttct 2535 ttttaaattt atagtaaatt tgacacagaa ctgaaattca gcagtccgtc tttgacggtt 2595 tagtctagca atgttaagga tatttagaga aaatatgcag ttacgtttat ttatatattt 2655 ggcaagaaat tttttctgga tgatcaatgc ttttcaattt atgataaata atggttaggg 2715 gcgctgttta ttatagataa ttttaaggtg tatagctgtt ttcaaggagg tccactcccg 2775 tctagcagcc aagcagagga ctgtatctaa atcgtgatcg tggcagatgg gtcttcatag 2835 aaaccatgtc tttattcaaa cttcataggg caatattttg aactgttacc taggcatttc 2895 aaaacaggaa ataccgtcaa cagactcttc tccaagagca ggttttactg ttgttttgat 2955 gtaattttaa gacatttagc aaacatgcat ttctttatat gatacatttc tttcacaaaa 3015 caatttaaaa gtaagccacg tgctgtctgc tctgcccggg taggaattgc atcagaatac 3075 atatatcttg ctgtacaatg cctgtgatat tgaagagggt tcttttcatg tatgcttgag 3135 tatctaactc tggagtcaat gaatgcactg actttttttt ttgttcgtac cccaaatgat 3195 tgaattgtta agtacaaatt aagcagatta actcattttt tcactcataa acagattctt 3255 agtactagtt ttgttttata tttatgtgta tgtatgtaaa tacatacata ttaatttata 3315 ttagagtgaa aaataaattg tttgtttcta acattagttt ctacagtaag gtgtctctga 3375 aacatgtgtg tcagacactt agccaccatg cattctatgt gctaccccat catgccagtc 3435 acctccatcg acgttagggt attttcctta cctgtctatt ataaagagaa taacttaggt 3495 acacatgctc agagccgaga tatttctctg ataaatcagg taataaaatc tatttgatgg 3555 gtagaatttt gaaaacagac atgattttat ctatgagttt ctgaatatca aagaacacca 3615 ggttttcatt taaatagagg tctaacacta gggatcaggg aatttagtta tgaagagttg 3675 aaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaa a 3706 <210> SEQ ID NO 38 <211> LENGTH: 366 <212> TYPE: PRT <213> ORGANISM: Rattus norvegicus <400> SEQUENCE: 38 Met Gly Glu Gln Pro Ile Phe Ser Thr Arg Ala His Val Phe Gln Ile 1 5 10 15 Asp Pro Asn Thr Lys Lys Asn Trp Val Pro Thr Ser Lys His Ala Val 20 25 30 Thr Val Ser Tyr Phe Tyr Asp Ser Thr Arg Asn Val Tyr Arg Ile Ile 35 40 45 Ser Leu Asp Gly Ser Lys Ala Ile Ile Asn Ser Thr Ile Thr Pro Asn 50 55 60 Met Thr Phe Thr Lys Thr Ser Gln Lys Phe Gly Gln Trp Ala Asp Ser 65 70 75 80 Arg Ala Asn Thr Val Tyr Gly Leu Gly Phe Ser Ser Glu His His Leu 85 90 95 Ser Lys Phe Ala Glu Lys Phe Gln Glu Phe Lys Glu Ala Ala Arg Leu 100 105 110 Ala Lys Glu Lys Ser Gln Glu Lys Met Glu Leu Thr Ser Thr Pro Ser 115 120 125 Gln Glu Ser Ala Gly Gly Asp Leu Gln Ser Pro Leu Thr Pro Glu Ser 130 135 140 Ile Asn Gly Thr Asp Asp Glu Arg Thr Pro Asp Val Thr Gln Asn Ser 145 150 155 160 Glu Pro Arg Ala Glu Pro Ala Gln Asn Ala Leu Pro Phe Ser His Ser 165 170 175 Ala Gly Asp Arg Thr Gln Gly Leu Ser His Ala Ser Ser Ala Ile Ser 180 185 190 Lys His Trp Glu Ala Glu Leu Ala Thr Leu Lys Gly Asn Asn Ala Lys 195 200 205 Leu Thr Ala Ala Leu Leu Glu Ser Thr Ala Asn Val Lys Gln Trp Lys 210 215 220 Gln Gln Leu Ala Ala Tyr Gln Glu Glu Ala Glu Arg Leu His Lys Arg 225 230 235 240 Val Thr Glu Leu Glu Cys Val Ser Ser Gln Ala Asn Ala Val His Ser 245 250 255 His Lys Thr Glu Leu Ser Gln Thr Val Gln Glu Leu Glu Glu Thr Leu 260 265 270 Lys Val Lys Glu Glu Glu Ile Glu Arg Leu Lys Gln Glu Ile Asp Asn 275 280 285 Ala Arg Glu Leu Gln Glu Gln Arg Asp Ser Leu Thr Gln Lys Leu Gln 290 295 300 Glu Val Glu Ile Arg Asn Lys Asp Leu Glu Gly Gln Leu Ser Glu Leu 305 310 315 320 Glu Gln Arg Leu Glu Lys Ser Gln Ser Glu Gln Asp Ala Phe Arg Ser 325 330 335 Asn Leu Lys Thr Leu Leu Glu Ile Leu Asp Gly Lys Ile Phe Glu Leu 340 345 350 Thr Glu Leu Arg Asp Asn Leu Ala Lys Leu Leu Glu Cys Ser 355 360 365 <210> SEQ ID NO 39 <211> LENGTH: 7424 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Rattus norvegicus <220> FEATURE: <221> NAME/KEY: CDS <222> LOCATION: (267)..(5486) <400> SEQUENCE: 39 ctctagaact agtggatccc ccgggctgca ggattctgcg gccgcgctaa accgtgccgc 60 cgtcgccgcc gccgctgcgc ctgcggagcc cccggagccg ctgtcccccg cgctggcccc 120 ggccccggcc ccatacggcc ccctcccgca gtagcgcggt cggcgggact ctggcggggg 180 gtcagggggg gccagggcgc cgcgcggagt ccccgtgcgc tcctctctcc gccgggaaca 240 gtccgggccc cggcgctagc accggg atg gac ggc ccc ggg gcc agc gcc gtg 293 Met Asp Gly Pro Gly Ala Ser Ala Val 1 5 gtc gtg cgc gtc ggc atc ccg gac ctg caa caa acg aag tgc ctg cgt 341 Val Val Arg Val Gly Ile Pro Asp Leu Gln Gln Thr Lys Cys Leu Arg 10 15 20 25 ctg gat cca acc gcg ccc gtg tgg gcc gcc aag cag cgt gtg ctc tgc 389 Leu Asp Pro Thr Ala Pro Val Trp Ala Ala Lys Gln Arg Val Leu Cys 30 35 40 gcc ctc aac cac agc ctt cag gac gcg ctc aac tac ggg cta ttc cag 437 Ala Leu Asn His Ser Leu Gln Asp Ala Leu Asn Tyr Gly Leu Phe Gln 45 50 55 cct ccc tcc cgg ggt cgc gcc ggc aag ttc ctg gat gaa gag cgg ctc 485 Pro Pro Ser Arg Gly Arg Ala Gly Lys Phe Leu Asp Glu Glu Arg Leu 60 65 70 tta cag gac tac ccg cct aac ctg gac acg ccc ctg ccc tat ctg gag 533 Leu Gln Asp Tyr Pro Pro Asn Leu Asp Thr Pro Leu Pro Tyr Leu Glu 75 80 85 ttt cga tac aag cgg aga gtt tat gcc cag aac ctc ata gat gac aag 581 Phe Arg Tyr Lys Arg Arg Val Tyr Ala Gln Asn Leu Ile Asp Asp Lys 90 95 100 105 cag ttt gca aag ctg cac aca aag gca aac ctg aag aag ttc atg gac 629 Gln Phe Ala Lys Leu His Thr Lys Ala Asn Leu Lys Lys Phe Met Asp 110 115 120 tat gtc cag cta cac agc aca gac aag gtg gcc cgc ctg ctg gac aag 677 Tyr Val Gln Leu His Ser Thr Asp Lys Val Ala Arg Leu Leu Asp Lys 125 130 135 ggg ctg gac ccc aat ttc cat gac cct gac tca gga gag tgc cct ctg 725 Gly Leu Asp Pro Asn Phe His Asp Pro Asp Ser Gly Glu Cys Pro Leu 140 145 150 agc ctt gca gca cag ttg gac aac gcc act gac ctc ctg aag gtt ctt 773 Ser Leu Ala Ala Gln Leu Asp Asn Ala Thr Asp Leu Leu Lys Val Leu 155 160 165 cgc aat ggc ggt gct cat ctg gac ttc cga acc cga gat ggg cta acc 821 Arg Asn Gly Gly Ala His Leu Asp Phe Arg Thr Arg Asp Gly Leu Thr 170 175 180 185 gct gtc cac tgc gcc acc cga cag cgg aat gcg gga gca ttg acg acc 869 Ala Val His Cys Ala Thr Arg Gln Arg Asn Ala Gly Ala Leu Thr Thr 190 195 200 ctg ctg gac ctg ggg gct tca cct gac tac aag gac agc cgc ggc ctg 917 Leu Leu Asp Leu Gly Ala Ser Pro Asp Tyr Lys Asp Ser Arg Gly Leu 205 210 215 acg ccc ctg tac cat agt gcc cta ggg ggc ggg gat gcc ctc tgc tgt 965 Thr Pro Leu Tyr His Ser Ala Leu Gly Gly Gly Asp Ala Leu Cys Cys 220 225 230 gag ctg ctt ctc cat gat cac gca cag ttg ggg acc act gac gag aat 1013 Glu Leu Leu Leu His Asp His Ala Gln Leu Gly Thr Thr Asp Glu Asn 235 240 245 ggc tgg cag gag atc cat cag gcc tgt cgc ttt ggg cat gta cag cac 1061 Gly Trp Gln Glu Ile His Gln Ala Cys Arg Phe Gly His Val Gln His 250 255 260 265 ttg gag cac ctg ctg ttc tat ggg gcc aac atg ggt gcc cag aac gcc 1109 Leu Glu His Leu Leu Phe Tyr Gly Ala Asn Met Gly Ala Gln Asn Ala 270 275 280 tcg gga aac aca gcc ttg cac atc tgt gcc ctc tat aac cag gag agc 1157 Ser Gly Asn Thr Ala Leu His Ile Cys Ala Leu Tyr Asn Gln Glu Ser 285 290 295 tgt gcc cgc gtc ctg ctt ttc cgt ggt gcc aac aag gac gtc cgc aat 1205 Cys Ala Arg Val Leu Leu Phe Arg Gly Ala Asn Lys Asp Val Arg Asn 300 305 310 tac aac agc cag aca gcc ttc cag gtg gcc att att gca ggg aac ttt 1253 Tyr Asn Ser Gln Thr Ala Phe Gln Val Ala Ile Ile Ala Gly Asn Phe 315 320 325 gag ctt gcc gag gta atc aag acc cac aaa gac tcg gat gtc gta cca 1301 Glu Leu Ala Glu Val Ile Lys Thr His Lys Asp Ser Asp Val Val Pro 330 335 340 345 ttc agg gaa acc ccc agc tat gca aag cga cga cgt ctg gct ggc ccg 1349 Phe Arg Glu Thr Pro Ser Tyr Ala Lys Arg Arg Arg Leu Ala Gly Pro 350 355 360 agt ggc ttg gca tcc cct cgg ccc tta cag cgc tca gcc agt gat atc 1397 Ser Gly Leu Ala Ser Pro Arg Pro Leu Gln Arg Ser Ala Ser Asp Ile 365 370 375 aac ctg aag ggt gac cag ccc gca gct tct ccc ggg ccc act ctc cga 1445 Asn Leu Lys Gly Asp Gln Pro Ala Ala Ser Pro Gly Pro Thr Leu Arg 380 385 390 agc ctc cct cac caa ctg ctg ctc cag agg ctt cag gag gag aaa gac 1493 Ser Leu Pro His Gln Leu Leu Leu Gln Arg Leu Gln Glu Glu Lys Asp 395 400 405 cgg gac agg gat ggt gag cag gag aac gac atc agc ggt ccc tca gca 1541 Arg Asp Arg Asp Gly Glu Gln Glu Asn Asp Ile Ser Gly Pro Ser Ala 410 415 420 425 ggc agg ggc ggc cac agc aag atc agc ccc agc ggg ccc ggc gga tcc 1589 Gly Arg Gly Gly His Ser Lys Ile Ser Pro Ser Gly Pro Gly Gly Ser 430 435 440 ggc ccc gcg ccc ggc ccc ggc ccg gcg tct ccc gcg ccc ccc gcg ccg 1637 Gly Pro Ala Pro Gly Pro Gly Pro Ala Ser Pro Ala Pro Pro Ala Pro 445 450 455 ccg ccc cgg ggc ccg aag cgg aaa ctt tac agt gcc gtc ccc ggc cgc 1685 Pro Pro Arg Gly Pro Lys Arg Lys Leu Tyr Ser Ala Val Pro Gly Arg 460 465 470 aag ttc atc gct gtg aag gcg cac agc ccg cag ggc gag ggc gag atc 1733 Lys Phe Ile Ala Val Lys Ala His Ser Pro Gln Gly Glu Gly Glu Ile 475 480 485 ccg ctg cac cgc ggc gag gcc gtg aag gtg ctc agc att ggg gag ggc 1781 Pro Leu His Arg Gly Glu Ala Val Lys Val Leu Ser Ile Gly Glu Gly 490 495 500 505 ggt ttc tgg gag gga acc gtg aag ggc cgt aca ggc tgg ttc cca gct 1829 Gly Phe Trp Glu Gly Thr Val Lys Gly Arg Thr Gly Trp Phe Pro Ala 510 515 520 gac tgt gtg gag gaa gtg cag atg cga cag tat gac aca cgg cat gaa 1877 Asp Cys Val Glu Glu Val Gln Met Arg Gln Tyr Asp Thr Arg His Glu 525 530 535 act cga gag gac cgg acg aag cgt ctt ttc cgc cac tac act gtg ggt 1925 Thr Arg Glu Asp Arg Thr Lys Arg Leu Phe Arg His Tyr Thr Val Gly 540 545 550 tcc tat gac agc ctc act tca cac agt gat tat gtc att gat gat aag 1973 Ser Tyr Asp Ser Leu Thr Ser His Ser Asp Tyr Val Ile Asp Asp Lys 555 560 565 gtg gct atc ctg caa aaa cgg gac cat gag ggt ttt ggc ttt gtt ctc 2021 Val Ala Ile Leu Gln Lys Arg Asp His Glu Gly Phe Gly Phe Val Leu 570 575 580 585 cgg gga gcc aaa gca gag acc ccc att gag gag ttt aca ccc aca cct 2069 Arg Gly Ala Lys Ala Glu Thr Pro Ile Glu Glu Phe Thr Pro Thr Pro 590 595 600 gcc ttc cct gcg ctc cag tac ctt gag tct gta gat gtg gaa ggt gtg 2117 Ala Phe Pro Ala Leu Gln Tyr Leu Glu Ser Val Asp Val Glu Gly Val 605 610 615 gcc tgg aag gct ggg ctt cgc act ggg gac ttc ctc att gag gta aac 2165 Ala Trp Lys Ala Gly Leu Arg Thr Gly Asp Phe Leu Ile Glu Val Asn 620 625 630 gga gtg aac gtc gtg aag gtt gga cac aag caa gtg gtg ggt ctc atc 2213 Gly Val Asn Val Val Lys Val Gly His Lys Gln Val Val Gly Leu Ile 635 640 645 cgt cag ggt ggc aac cgt ctg gtc atg aag gtt gtg tct gtt acc agg 2261 Arg Gln Gly Gly Asn Arg Leu Val Met Lys Val Val Ser Val Thr Arg 650 655 660 665 aag cca gag gag gat agt gct cgg cgc aga gcc cca cca cct ccc aag 2309 Lys Pro Glu Glu Asp Ser Ala Arg Arg Arg Ala Pro Pro Pro Pro Lys 670 675 680 agg gcc ccc agc acc acg ctg acc ctg cgg tcc aag tcc atg acg gct 2357 Arg Ala Pro Ser Thr Thr Leu Thr Leu Arg Ser Lys Ser Met Thr Ala 685 690 695 gag ctc gag gaa ctc gct tcc att cgg aga agg aaa ggg gag aag ttg 2405 Glu Leu Glu Glu Leu Ala Ser Ile Arg Arg Arg Lys Gly Glu Lys Leu 700 705 710 gat gag atc ctg gcg gtt gct gcg gaa cca acg ctg agg cca gac att 2453 Asp Glu Ile Leu Ala Val Ala Ala Glu Pro Thr Leu Arg Pro Asp Ile 715 720 725 gca gac gct gat tcc agg gca gcc act gtc aag cag cgg ccc acc agc 2501 Ala Asp Ala Asp Ser Arg Ala Ala Thr Val Lys Gln Arg Pro Thr Ser 730 735 740 745 cgg agg att acc cct gcc gag atc agc tca ttg ttt gag cga cag ggc 2549 Arg Arg Ile Thr Pro Ala Glu Ile Ser Ser Leu Phe Glu Arg Gln Gly 750 755 760 ctc ccg ggc cca gag aag ctg ccg ggc tct ctg cgg aag ggg att cca 2597 Leu Pro Gly Pro Glu Lys Leu Pro Gly Ser Leu Arg Lys Gly Ile Pro 765 770 775 cgg acc aaa tct gta ggg gag gat gag aag ctg gca tcc cta ctg gaa 2645 Arg Thr Lys Ser Val Gly Glu Asp Glu Lys Leu Ala Ser Leu Leu Glu 780 785 790 ggg cgt ttc cca cgc agc aca tca atg caa gac aca gtg cgt gaa ggc 2693 Gly Arg Phe Pro Arg Ser Thr Ser Met Gln Asp Thr Val Arg Glu Gly 795 800 805 cga ggc att ccg ccc cca ccg cag acc gcc ccg cca ccc cca ccc gcg 2741 Arg Gly Ile Pro Pro Pro Pro Gln Thr Ala Pro Pro Pro Pro Pro Ala 810 815 820 825 ccc tac tac ttc gac tcc ggg cca ccc ccc acc ttc tca cca ccg cca 2789 Pro Tyr Tyr Phe Asp Ser Gly Pro Pro Pro Thr Phe Ser Pro Pro Pro 830 835 840 cca cca ccg ggc cgg gcc tat gac act gtg cgc tcc agc ttc aag cca 2837 Pro Pro Pro Gly Arg Ala Tyr Asp Thr Val Arg Ser Ser Phe Lys Pro 845 850 855 ggc ctg gag gct cgt ctg ggt gca ggg gca gct ggc ctg tat gat tct 2885 Gly Leu Glu Ala Arg Leu Gly Ala Gly Ala Ala Gly Leu Tyr Asp Ser 860 865 870 ggc aca cct ctg ggc ccg ctg ccc tac cct gag cgc cag aag cgt gca 2933 Gly Thr Pro Leu Gly Pro Leu Pro Tyr Pro Glu Arg Gln Lys Arg Ala 875 880 885 cgc tcc atg atc ata ttg cag gac tct gcg cca gaa gtg ggc gat gta 2981 Arg Ser Met Ile Ile Leu Gln Asp Ser Ala Pro Glu Val Gly Asp Val 890 895 900 905 ccc cgg cct gcg cct gca gcc aca ccg cct gag cgc ccc aag cgc cgg 3029 Pro Arg Pro Ala Pro Ala Ala Thr Pro Pro Glu Arg Pro Lys Arg Arg 910 915 920 cct cgg ccg tca ggc cct gat agt ccc tat gcc aac ctg ggc gcc ttc 3077 Pro Arg Pro Ser Gly Pro Asp Ser Pro Tyr Ala Asn Leu Gly Ala Phe 925 930 935 agt gcc agc ctc ttt gct ccg tcg aaa ccg cag cgc cgc aag agt ccg 3125 Ser Ala Ser Leu Phe Ala Pro Ser Lys Pro Gln Arg Arg Lys Ser Pro 940 945 950 ctg gtg aag cag ctt cag gtg gag gac gct cag gag cgc gcg gcg ttg 3173 Leu Val Lys Gln Leu Gln Val Glu Asp Ala Gln Glu Arg Ala Ala Leu 955 960 965 gcc gtg ggt agc ccg gga cca gtg ggt gga agc ttt gca cga gaa ccc 3221 Ala Val Gly Ser Pro Gly Pro Val Gly Gly Ser Phe Ala Arg Glu Pro 970 975 980 985 tcc cca acg cac cgc ggg ccc cga ccg ggc ggc ctt gac tac agc tct 3269 Ser Pro Thr His Arg Gly Pro Arg Pro Gly Gly Leu Asp Tyr Ser Ser 990 995 1000 gga gaa ggc ctg ggg ctc acc ttt ggc ggc cct agc cct ggc cca 3314 Gly Glu Gly Leu Gly Leu Thr Phe Gly Gly Pro Ser Pro Gly Pro 1005 1010 1015 gtc aag gag cgg cgc ctg gag gag cga cgc cgt tcc act gtg ttc 3359 Val Lys Glu Arg Arg Leu Glu Glu Arg Arg Arg Ser Thr Val Phe 1020 1025 1030 ctg tct gtg ggt gcc atc gag ggc aac cct ccc agc gcg gat ctg 3404 Leu Ser Val Gly Ala Ile Glu Gly Asn Pro Pro Ser Ala Asp Leu 1035 1040 1045 cca tcc cta caa ccc tcc cgc tcc att gat gag cgc ctc ctg ggg 3449 Pro Ser Leu Gln Pro Ser Arg Ser Ile Asp Glu Arg Leu Leu Gly 1050 1055 1060 aca ggc gcc acc act ggc cga gat ttg ctg ctc ccc tcc cct gtc 3494 Thr Gly Ala Thr Thr Gly Arg Asp Leu Leu Leu Pro Ser Pro Val 1065 1070 1075 tct gct ctg aag cca ttg gtc ggt ggt ccc aac ctt ggg ccc tca 3539 Ser Ala Leu Lys Pro Leu Val Gly Gly Pro Asn Leu Gly Pro Ser 1080 1085 1090 agc tcc acc ttc atc cat cct ctt act ggc aaa ccc ttg gat cct 3584 Ser Ser Thr Phe Ile His Pro Leu Thr Gly Lys Pro Leu Asp Pro 1095 1100 1105 agc tca ccc cta gct ctt gct ctg gct gcc cga gag cgg gct ctg 3629 Ser Ser Pro Leu Ala Leu Ala Leu Ala Ala Arg Glu Arg Ala Leu 1110 1115 1120 gcc tcg caa aca cct tcc cgg tcc ccc aca ccc gtg cac agt cct 3674 Ala Ser Gln Thr Pro Ser Arg Ser Pro Thr Pro Val His Ser Pro 1125 1130 1135 gat gct gac cgc cct gga ccc ctc ttt gtg gat gtg caa acc cga 3719 Asp Ala Asp Arg Pro Gly Pro Leu Phe Val Asp Val Gln Thr Arg 1140 1145 1150 gac tcc gag aga gga ccc ttg gcc tcc cca gcc ttc tcc cct cgg 3764 Asp Ser Glu Arg Gly Pro Leu Ala Ser Pro Ala Phe Ser Pro Arg 1155 1160 1165 agt cca gcc tgg att cca gtg cct gct cgc aga gag gca gag aag 3809 Ser Pro Ala Trp Ile Pro Val Pro Ala Arg Arg Glu Ala Glu Lys 1170 1175 1180 ccc act cgg gaa gag cgg aag tca cca gag gac aag aaa tcc atg 3854 Pro Thr Arg Glu Glu Arg Lys Ser Pro Glu Asp Lys Lys Ser Met 1185 1190 1195 atc ctc agc gtc ttg gac acg tcc ttg caa cgg cca gct ggc ctc 3899 Ile Leu Ser Val Leu Asp Thr Ser Leu Gln Arg Pro Ala Gly Leu 1200 1205 1210 att gtt gtg cat gcc acc agc aat gga cag gag ccc aac agg ctg 3944 Ile Val Val His Ala Thr Ser Asn Gly Gln Glu Pro Asn Arg Leu 1215 1220 1225 ggg gct gaa gag gag cgc ccg ggt act ccg gag ctg gcc cca acc 3989 Gly Ala Glu Glu Glu Arg Pro Gly Thr Pro Glu Leu Ala Pro Thr 1230 1235 1240 ccc atg cag gca gca gct gtg gca gag ccc atg cca agc cca cga 4034 Pro Met Gln Ala Ala Ala Val Ala Glu Pro Met Pro Ser Pro Arg 1245 1250 1255 gcc caa ccc cct ggc aac atc cca gca gat ccc ggg cca agc caa 4079 Ala Gln Pro Pro Gly Asn Ile Pro Ala Asp Pro Gly Pro Ser Gln 1260 1265 1270 ggc aac tca gag gag gag cca aag ctg gta ttc gct gtg aac ctg 4124 Gly Asn Ser Glu Glu Glu Pro Lys Leu Val Phe Ala Val Asn Leu 1275 1280 1285 cca cct gct caa ctg tcc tcc aac gat gag gag acc aga gag gag 4169 Pro Pro Ala Gln Leu Ser Ser Asn Asp Glu Glu Thr Arg Glu Glu 1290 1295 1300 ctg gcc cgc att ggg cta gtg cca ccc cct gaa gag ttt gcc aat 4214 Leu Ala Arg Ile Gly Leu Val Pro Pro Pro Glu Glu Phe Ala Asn 1305 1310 1315 ggg atc ctg ctg gcc acc cca ccc cca gga ccg ggc ccc ttg ccc 4259 Gly Ile Leu Leu Ala Thr Pro Pro Pro Gly Pro Gly Pro Leu Pro 1320 1325 1330 acc acg gta ccc agc ccg gcc tca ggg aag ccc agc agc gag ctg 4304 Thr Thr Val Pro Ser Pro Ala Ser Gly Lys Pro Ser Ser Glu Leu 1335 1340 1345 ccc cct gcc ccg gag tct gca gct gac tct gga gta gag gag gcc 4349 Pro Pro Ala Pro Glu Ser Ala Ala Asp Ser Gly Val Glu Glu Ala 1350 1355 1360 gac act cga agc tcc agt gac ccc cac ctg gag acc aca agc acc 4394 Asp Thr Arg Ser Ser Ser Asp Pro His Leu Glu Thr Thr Ser Thr 1365 1370 1375 att tcc aca gtg tcc agc atg tcc acc ctg agc tcg gag agt gga 4439 Ile Ser Thr Val Ser Ser Met Ser Thr Leu Ser Ser Glu Ser Gly 1380 1385 1390 gaa ctc act gac acc cac acc tcc ttt gcc gat gga cac act ttt 4484 Glu Leu Thr Asp Thr His Thr Ser Phe Ala Asp Gly His Thr Phe 1395 1400 1405 cta ctc gag aag cca cca gtg cct ccc aag ccc aaa ctc aag tcc 4529 Leu Leu Glu Lys Pro Pro Val Pro Pro Lys Pro Lys Leu Lys Ser 1410 1415 1420 ccg ctg ggg aag ggg ccg gtg acc ttc agg ggc ccg ctg ctg aag 4574 Pro Leu Gly Lys Gly Pro Val Thr Phe Arg Gly Pro Leu Leu Lys 1425 1430 1435 caa tcc tcg gac agt gag ctc atg gcc cag cag cac cat gcc acc 4619 Gln Ser Ser Asp Ser Glu Leu Met Ala Gln Gln His His Ala Thr 1440 1445 1450 tct act ggg ttg act tct gct gct ggg cct gcc cgc cct cgc tac 4664 Ser Thr Gly Leu Thr Ser Ala Ala Gly Pro Ala Arg Pro Arg Tyr 1455 1460 1465 ctc ttc cag aga agg tcc aag ctg tgg ggg gac ccc gtg gag agt 4709 Leu Phe Gln Arg Arg Ser Lys Leu Trp Gly Asp Pro Val Glu Ser 1470 1475 1480 cgg ggg ctc cct ggg cct gag gat gac aaa cca act gtg atc agt 4754 Arg Gly Leu Pro Gly Pro Glu Asp Asp Lys Pro Thr Val Ile Ser 1485 1490 1495 gag ctc agc tcc cgt ctg cag cag ctg aat aaa gac act cgc tcc 4799 Glu Leu Ser Ser Arg Leu Gln Gln Leu Asn Lys Asp Thr Arg Ser 1500 1505 1510 ttg ggg gag gaa cca gtt ggt ggc ctg ggt agc ctg ctg gac cct 4844 Leu Gly Glu Glu Pro Val Gly Gly Leu Gly Ser Leu Leu Asp Pro 1515 1520 1525 gct aag aag tcg ccc att gca gca gct cgc tgc gcg gtg gtc ccg 4889 Ala Lys Lys Ser Pro Ile Ala Ala Ala Arg Cys Ala Val Val Pro 1530 1535 1540 agt gcc ggc tgg ctc ttc agc agc ctc ggt gag ctg agc acc atc 4934 Ser Ala Gly Trp Leu Phe Ser Ser Leu Gly Glu Leu Ser Thr Ile 1545 1550 1555 tca gcg cag cgc agc ccc ggg ggc ccg ggc gga ggg gcc tcc tac 4979 Ser Ala Gln Arg Ser Pro Gly Gly Pro Gly Gly Gly Ala Ser Tyr 1560 1565 1570 tcg gtg cgg ccc agc ggc cgg tac ccc gtg gcg aga cga gcc ccg 5024 Ser Val Arg Pro Ser Gly Arg Tyr Pro Val Ala Arg Arg Ala Pro 1575 1580 1585 agc cca gtg aaa ccc gca tcg ctg gag cgg gtg gag ggg ctg ggg 5069 Ser Pro Val Lys Pro Ala Ser Leu Glu Arg Val Glu Gly Leu Gly 1590 1595 1600 gcg ggc gtg gga ggc gcg ggg cgg ccc ttc ggc ctc acg cct ccc 5114 Ala Gly Val Gly Gly Ala Gly Arg Pro Phe Gly Leu Thr Pro Pro 1605 1610 1615 acc atc ctc aag tcg tcc agc ctc tcc atc ccg cac gaa ccc aag 5159 Thr Ile Leu Lys Ser Ser Ser Leu Ser Ile Pro His Glu Pro Lys 1620 1625 1630 gaa gtg cgc ttc gtg gtg cga agt gcg agt gcg cgc agc cgc tcc 5204 Glu Val Arg Phe Val Val Arg Ser Ala Ser Ala Arg Ser Arg Ser 1635 1640 1645 ccc tca cca tct ccg ctg ccc tcg cct tct cct ggc tct ggc ccc 5249 Pro Ser Pro Ser Pro Leu Pro Ser Pro Ser Pro Gly Ser Gly Pro 1650 1655 1660 agt gcc ggc ccg cgt cgg cca ttt caa cag aag ccc ctg cag ctt 5294 Ser Ala Gly Pro Arg Arg Pro Phe Gln Gln Lys Pro Leu Gln Leu 1665 1670 1675 tgg agc aag ttc gat gtg ggc gac tgg ctg gag agc atc cac tta 5339 Trp Ser Lys Phe Asp Val Gly Asp Trp Leu Glu Ser Ile His Leu 1680 1685 1690 ggc gag cac cga gac cgc ttc gag gac cat gag atc gaa ggc gca 5384 Gly Glu His Arg Asp Arg Phe Glu Asp His Glu Ile Glu Gly Ala 1695 1700 1705 cac ctg cct gcg ctc acc aag gaa gac ttc gtg gag ctg gga gtc 5429 His Leu Pro Ala Leu Thr Lys Glu Asp Phe Val Glu Leu Gly Val 1710 1715 1720 aca cgc gtt ggc cac cgc atg aac atc gag cgt gcg ctc agg cag 5474 Thr Arg Val Gly His Arg Met Asn Ile Glu Arg Ala Leu Arg Gln 1725 1730 1735 ctg gat ggc agc tgacgcccct ctccctctcc tgttcctgct gcgccctgcc 5526 Leu Asp Gly Ser 1740 ggcagggccc ccacccctac tccaggccgc aggctcggct cgccccctac cacggcgccc 5586 gggccaggaa tgttgcatga atcgtcctgt ttgctgttgc ttggagactt gccctgtaca 5646 ttgcttagtg ccctcccctg ccgctgaacc ccacccagca cacagtaagg gcgcggacca 5706 ggggggctgg gtggaagggg gttggggcag ggtgctctgg cctgaccacc tcctccacag 5766 ctcctggtgg ccattcttcc agagggggaa cctagtccag catgcgaggt caggacacgc 5826 cttggtgact cggggggagg ggggagacat tggggttctc gataggggcc aaggagcccc 5886 ctgttttaca tattttaatc cactctatat ttggaaagag aaaaggaaca aatatctctg 5946 tccgtaacag ttcccgccct cttcccctca agtcctctcg ctggtcccgc cacagctacc 6006 cagtcttcca tctccggccc ctcactgcca ccccatatag ggcaggggac actccagctg 6066 gcctggggtt agccagggtc ctggcagccc accctgggga ccccggctca gcccccttcc 6126 ctcgctgagc tatagtatgc cccacccacc ctttaggtgc tgctcagggg gacgggtggc 6186 aggcattgcc tgctgggcac tagcagggcc aggtggcctg ggagattatt gccctggggc 6246 tgggccccgg taacccaacc ccagccatca tcttcacagg gtctctccca aaggaggggt 6306 ctaacctttc cccacttctt gggcaactac agcagagaag cctccctgcc tcgcgcccca 6366 aagactcccc aattcctgcc ctgtgtgtgt gcaccacatg tgtgtgtgca cgcctgcgtg 6426 cttgtgaaaa ttgggtgtgg ctgagcgcat gggtgccctg tatgtgcttg attgtggagt 6486 ggtccccagg ggctgttctg gatgggtggg aggttgagga agcttgcaca ggggtgcatg 6546 catgggtgtg tgcctgtgaa agggccctgt cttctccaaa gaaaggctgt cctgctcttg 6606 ggtcctgctg ttttctcagc ctgttctccc tgaacctcac ccagcttaag caggggttct 6666 tggtgaatcc tttcagcttt gggaggcctc aagggctccc gtgcaggcag cacccctttg 6726 ggcttctaag ggaattgtgg ggaccactaa aatcaggcca caacagccct tggagagagg 6786 caaagactcc tgagggtacc ctggcccccc ttactgtgac tcctcacaat tcagcaatga 6846 cctgtggggc ggggggcctt ggggcatttt taacataggg tttggagtct ggactaagct 6906 ccatccacgt cactcacaag tttctgtttc tatttctagc tttttttaat aaaatatata 6966 tatatatata tataaaagac agaaaacagg tgttttcatg gcccaggggc ttggcacgcc 7026 ggtctgtgcc cacccgcccc gccccaccct ggcccaccgg ccccattcct tagacacaga 7086 gtcacgccca ctaaccctct taccaacaga gcaggtcaca cacacagcag cggtcactgt 7146 aacagactgc cacatacaca gtctcacatt tacctgtggg tttttggttc tgttcagttt 7206 gggtttttaa ctttacaggg tcagttccgc ttcatccccc ttttgtatgg agttccatct 7266 cggggctttc aaccccctgc tccagtcctg aggcctcctg accctgacgt tgtgatacac 7326 cccacagaga tctatgtttc ttatattatt attattaata ataattatta taatattatg 7386 taataaattt ataagaaatg aaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaa 7424 <210> SEQ ID NO 40 <211> LENGTH: 1740 <212> TYPE: PRT <213> ORGANISM: Rattus norvegicus <400> SEQUENCE: 40 Met Asp Gly Pro Gly Ala Ser Ala Val Val Val Arg Val Gly Ile Pro 1 5 10 15 Asp Leu Gln Gln Thr Lys Cys Leu Arg Leu Asp Pro Thr Ala Pro Val 20 25 30 Trp Ala Ala Lys Gln Arg Val Leu Cys Ala Leu Asn His Ser Leu Gln 35 40 45 Asp Ala Leu Asn Tyr Gly Leu Phe Gln Pro Pro Ser Arg Gly Arg Ala 50 55 60 Gly Lys Phe Leu Asp Glu Glu Arg Leu Leu Gln Asp Tyr Pro Pro Asn 65 70 75 80 Leu Asp Thr Pro Leu Pro Tyr Leu Glu Phe Arg Tyr Lys Arg Arg Val 85 90 95 Tyr Ala Gln Asn Leu Ile Asp Asp Lys Gln Phe Ala Lys Leu His Thr 100 105 110 Lys Ala Asn Leu Lys Lys Phe Met Asp Tyr Val Gln Leu His Ser Thr 115 120 125 Asp Lys Val Ala Arg Leu Leu Asp Lys Gly Leu Asp Pro Asn Phe His 130 135 140 Asp Pro Asp Ser Gly Glu Cys Pro Leu Ser Leu Ala Ala Gln Leu Asp 145 150 155 160 Asn Ala Thr Asp Leu Leu Lys Val Leu Arg Asn Gly Gly Ala His Leu 165 170 175 Asp Phe Arg Thr Arg Asp Gly Leu Thr Ala Val His Cys Ala Thr Arg 180 185 190 Gln Arg Asn Ala Gly Ala Leu Thr Thr Leu Leu Asp Leu Gly Ala Ser 195 200 205 Pro Asp Tyr Lys Asp Ser Arg Gly Leu Thr Pro Leu Tyr His Ser Ala 210 215 220 Leu Gly Gly Gly Asp Ala Leu Cys Cys Glu Leu Leu Leu His Asp His 225 230 235 240 Ala Gln Leu Gly Thr Thr Asp Glu Asn Gly Trp Gln Glu Ile His Gln 245 250 255 Ala Cys Arg Phe Gly His Val Gln His Leu Glu His Leu Leu Phe Tyr 260 265 270 Gly Ala Asn Met Gly Ala Gln Asn Ala Ser Gly Asn Thr Ala Leu His 275 280 285 Ile Cys Ala Leu Tyr Asn Gln Glu Ser Cys Ala Arg Val Leu Leu Phe 290 295 300 Arg Gly Ala Asn Lys Asp Val Arg Asn Tyr Asn Ser Gln Thr Ala Phe 305 310 315 320 Gln Val Ala Ile Ile Ala Gly Asn Phe Glu Leu Ala Glu Val Ile Lys 325 330 335 Thr His Lys Asp Ser Asp Val Val Pro Phe Arg Glu Thr Pro Ser Tyr 340 345 350 Ala Lys Arg Arg Arg Leu Ala Gly Pro Ser Gly Leu Ala Ser Pro Arg 355 360 365 Pro Leu Gln Arg Ser Ala Ser Asp Ile Asn Leu Lys Gly Asp Gln Pro 370 375 380 Ala Ala Ser Pro Gly Pro Thr Leu Arg Ser Leu Pro His Gln Leu Leu 385 390 395 400 Leu Gln Arg Leu Gln Glu Glu Lys Asp Arg Asp Arg Asp Gly Glu Gln 405 410 415 Glu Asn Asp Ile Ser Gly Pro Ser Ala Gly Arg Gly Gly His Ser Lys 420 425 430 Ile Ser Pro Ser Gly Pro Gly Gly Ser Gly Pro Ala Pro Gly Pro Gly 435 440 445 Pro Ala Ser Pro Ala Pro Pro Ala Pro Pro Pro Arg Gly Pro Lys Arg 450 455 460 Lys Leu Tyr Ser Ala Val Pro Gly Arg Lys Phe Ile Ala Val Lys Ala 465 470 475 480 His Ser Pro Gln Gly Glu Gly Glu Ile Pro Leu His Arg Gly Glu Ala 485 490 495 Val Lys Val Leu Ser Ile Gly Glu Gly Gly Phe Trp Glu Gly Thr Val 500 505 510 Lys Gly Arg Thr Gly Trp Phe Pro Ala Asp Cys Val Glu Glu Val Gln 515 520 525 Met Arg Gln Tyr Asp Thr Arg His Glu Thr Arg Glu Asp Arg Thr Lys 530 535 540 Arg Leu Phe Arg His Tyr Thr Val Gly Ser Tyr Asp Ser Leu Thr Ser 545 550 555 560 His Ser Asp Tyr Val Ile Asp Asp Lys Val Ala Ile Leu Gln Lys Arg 565 570 575 Asp His Glu Gly Phe Gly Phe Val Leu Arg Gly Ala Lys Ala Glu Thr 580 585 590 Pro Ile Glu Glu Phe Thr Pro Thr Pro Ala Phe Pro Ala Leu Gln Tyr 595 600 605 Leu Glu Ser Val Asp Val Glu Gly Val Ala Trp Lys Ala Gly Leu Arg 610 615 620 Thr Gly Asp Phe Leu Ile Glu Val Asn Gly Val Asn Val Val Lys Val 625 630 635 640 Gly His Lys Gln Val Val Gly Leu Ile Arg Gln Gly Gly Asn Arg Leu 645 650 655 Val Met Lys Val Val Ser Val Thr Arg Lys Pro Glu Glu Asp Ser Ala 660 665 670 Arg Arg Arg Ala Pro Pro Pro Pro Lys Arg Ala Pro Ser Thr Thr Leu 675 680 685 Thr Leu Arg Ser Lys Ser Met Thr Ala Glu Leu Glu Glu Leu Ala Ser 690 695 700 Ile Arg Arg Arg Lys Gly Glu Lys Leu Asp Glu Ile Leu Ala Val Ala 705 710 715 720 Ala Glu Pro Thr Leu Arg Pro Asp Ile Ala Asp Ala Asp Ser Arg Ala 725 730 735 Ala Thr Val Lys Gln Arg Pro Thr Ser Arg Arg Ile Thr Pro Ala Glu 740 745 750 Ile Ser Ser Leu Phe Glu Arg Gln Gly Leu Pro Gly Pro Glu Lys Leu 755 760 765 Pro Gly Ser Leu Arg Lys Gly Ile Pro Arg Thr Lys Ser Val Gly Glu 770 775 780 Asp Glu Lys Leu Ala Ser Leu Leu Glu Gly Arg Phe Pro Arg Ser Thr 785 790 795 800 Ser Met Gln Asp Thr Val Arg Glu Gly Arg Gly Ile Pro Pro Pro Pro 805 810 815 Gln Thr Ala Pro Pro Pro Pro Pro Ala Pro Tyr Tyr Phe Asp Ser Gly 820 825 830 Pro Pro Pro Thr Phe Ser Pro Pro Pro Pro Pro Pro Gly Arg Ala Tyr 835 840 845 Asp Thr Val Arg Ser Ser Phe Lys Pro Gly Leu Glu Ala Arg Leu Gly 850 855 860 Ala Gly Ala Ala Gly Leu Tyr Asp Ser Gly Thr Pro Leu Gly Pro Leu 865 870 875 880 Pro Tyr Pro Glu Arg Gln Lys Arg Ala Arg Ser Met Ile Ile Leu Gln 885 890 895 Asp Ser Ala Pro Glu Val Gly Asp Val Pro Arg Pro Ala Pro Ala Ala 900 905 910 Thr Pro Pro Glu Arg Pro Lys Arg Arg Pro Arg Pro Ser Gly Pro Asp 915 920 925 Ser Pro Tyr Ala Asn Leu Gly Ala Phe Ser Ala Ser Leu Phe Ala Pro 930 935 940 Ser Lys Pro Gln Arg Arg Lys Ser Pro Leu Val Lys Gln Leu Gln Val 945 950 955 960 Glu Asp Ala Gln Glu Arg Ala Ala Leu Ala Val Gly Ser Pro Gly Pro 965 970 975 Val Gly Gly Ser Phe Ala Arg Glu Pro Ser Pro Thr His Arg Gly Pro 980 985 990 Arg Pro Gly Gly Leu Asp Tyr Ser Ser Gly Glu Gly Leu Gly Leu Thr 995 1000 1005 Phe Gly Gly Pro Ser Pro Gly Pro Val Lys Glu Arg Arg Leu Glu 1010 1015 1020 Glu Arg Arg Arg Ser Thr Val Phe Leu Ser Val Gly Ala Ile Glu 1025 1030 1035 Gly Asn Pro Pro Ser Ala Asp Leu Pro Ser Leu Gln Pro Ser Arg 1040 1045 1050 Ser Ile Asp Glu Arg Leu Leu Gly Thr Gly Ala Thr Thr Gly Arg 1055 1060 1065 Asp Leu Leu Leu Pro Ser Pro Val Ser Ala Leu Lys Pro Leu Val 1070 1075 1080 Gly Gly Pro Asn Leu Gly Pro Ser Ser Ser Thr Phe Ile His Pro 1085 1090 1095 Leu Thr Gly Lys Pro Leu Asp Pro Ser Ser Pro Leu Ala Leu Ala 1100 1105 1110 Leu Ala Ala Arg Glu Arg Ala Leu Ala Ser Gln Thr Pro Ser Arg 1115 1120 1125 Ser Pro Thr Pro Val His Ser Pro Asp Ala Asp Arg Pro Gly Pro 1130 1135 1140 Leu Phe Val Asp Val Gln Thr Arg Asp Ser Glu Arg Gly Pro Leu 1145 1150 1155 Ala Ser Pro Ala Phe Ser Pro Arg Ser Pro Ala Trp Ile Pro Val 1160 1165 1170 Pro Ala Arg Arg Glu Ala Glu Lys Pro Thr Arg Glu Glu Arg Lys 1175 1180 1185 Ser Pro Glu Asp Lys Lys Ser Met Ile Leu Ser Val Leu Asp Thr 1190 1195 1200 Ser Leu Gln Arg Pro Ala Gly Leu Ile Val Val His Ala Thr Ser 1205 1210 1215 Asn Gly Gln Glu Pro Asn Arg Leu Gly Ala Glu Glu Glu Arg Pro 1220 1225 1230 Gly Thr Pro Glu Leu Ala Pro Thr Pro Met Gln Ala Ala Ala Val 1235 1240 1245 Ala Glu Pro Met Pro Ser Pro Arg Ala Gln Pro Pro Gly Asn Ile 1250 1255 1260 Pro Ala Asp Pro Gly Pro Ser Gln Gly Asn Ser Glu Glu Glu Pro 1265 1270 1275 Lys Leu Val Phe Ala Val Asn Leu Pro Pro Ala Gln Leu Ser Ser 1280 1285 1290 Asn Asp Glu Glu Thr Arg Glu Glu Leu Ala Arg Ile Gly Leu Val 1295 1300 1305 Pro Pro Pro Glu Glu Phe Ala Asn Gly Ile Leu Leu Ala Thr Pro 1310 1315 1320 Pro Pro Gly Pro Gly Pro Leu Pro Thr Thr Val Pro Ser Pro Ala 1325 1330 1335 Ser Gly Lys Pro Ser Ser Glu Leu Pro Pro Ala Pro Glu Ser Ala 1340 1345 1350 Ala Asp Ser Gly Val Glu Glu Ala Asp Thr Arg Ser Ser Ser Asp 1355 1360 1365 Pro His Leu Glu Thr Thr Ser Thr Ile Ser Thr Val Ser Ser Met 1370 1375 1380 Ser Thr Leu Ser Ser Glu Ser Gly Glu Leu Thr Asp Thr His Thr 1385 1390 1395 Ser Phe Ala Asp Gly His Thr Phe Leu Leu Glu Lys Pro Pro Val 1400 1405 1410 Pro Pro Lys Pro Lys Leu Lys Ser Pro Leu Gly Lys Gly Pro Val 1415 1420 1425 Thr Phe Arg Gly Pro Leu Leu Lys Gln Ser Ser Asp Ser Glu Leu 1430 1435 1440 Met Ala Gln Gln His His Ala Thr Ser Thr Gly Leu Thr Ser Ala 1445 1450 1455 Ala Gly Pro Ala Arg Pro Arg Tyr Leu Phe Gln Arg Arg Ser Lys 1460 1465 1470 Leu Trp Gly Asp Pro Val Glu Ser Arg Gly Leu Pro Gly Pro Glu 1475 1480 1485 Asp Asp Lys Pro Thr Val Ile Ser Glu Leu Ser Ser Arg Leu Gln 1490 1495 1500 Gln Leu Asn Lys Asp Thr Arg Ser Leu Gly Glu Glu Pro Val Gly 1505 1510 1515 Gly Leu Gly Ser Leu Leu Asp Pro Ala Lys Lys Ser Pro Ile Ala 1520 1525 1530 Ala Ala Arg Cys Ala Val Val Pro Ser Ala Gly Trp Leu Phe Ser 1535 1540 1545 Ser Leu Gly Glu Leu Ser Thr Ile Ser Ala Gln Arg Ser Pro Gly 1550 1555 1560 Gly Pro Gly Gly Gly Ala Ser Tyr Ser Val Arg Pro Ser Gly Arg 1565 1570 1575 Tyr Pro Val Ala Arg Arg Ala Pro Ser Pro Val Lys Pro Ala Ser 1580 1585 1590 Leu Glu Arg Val Glu Gly Leu Gly Ala Gly Val Gly Gly Ala Gly 1595 1600 1605 Arg Pro Phe Gly Leu Thr Pro Pro Thr Ile Leu Lys Ser Ser Ser 1610 1615 1620 Leu Ser Ile Pro His Glu Pro Lys Glu Val Arg Phe Val Val Arg 1625 1630 1635 Ser Ala Ser Ala Arg Ser Arg Ser Pro Ser Pro Ser Pro Leu Pro 1640 1645 1650 Ser Pro Ser Pro Gly Ser Gly Pro Ser Ala Gly Pro Arg Arg Pro 1655 1660 1665 Phe Gln Gln Lys Pro Leu Gln Leu Trp Ser Lys Phe Asp Val Gly 1670 1675 1680 Asp Trp Leu Glu Ser Ile His Leu Gly Glu His Arg Asp Arg Phe 1685 1690 1695 Glu Asp His Glu Ile Glu Gly Ala His Leu Pro Ala Leu Thr Lys 1700 1705 1710 Glu Asp Phe Val Glu Leu Gly Val Thr Arg Val Gly His Arg Met 1715 1720 1725 Asn Ile Glu Arg Ala Leu Arg Gln Leu Asp Gly Ser 1730 1735 1740 <210> SEQ ID NO 41 <211> LENGTH: 474 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Homo sapiens <220> FEATURE: <221> NAME/KEY: CDS <222> LOCATION: (1)..(435) <400> SEQUENCE: 41 atg tcc aca gcc agg gag cag cca atc ttc agc aca cgg gcg cac gtg 48 Met Ser Thr Ala Arg Glu Gln Pro Ile Phe Ser Thr Arg Ala His Val 1 5 10 15 ttc caa att gac cca gcc acc aag cga aac tgg atc cca gcg ggc aag 96 Phe Gln Ile Asp Pro Ala Thr Lys Arg Asn Trp Ile Pro Ala Gly Lys 20 25 30 cac gca ctc act gtc tcc tat ttc tac gat gcc acc cgc aat gtg tac 144 His Ala Leu Thr Val Ser Tyr Phe Tyr Asp Ala Thr Arg Asn Val Tyr 35 40 45 cgc atc atc agc atc gga ggc gcc aag gcc atc atc aac agc act gtc 192 Arg Ile Ile Ser Ile Gly Gly Ala Lys Ala Ile Ile Asn Ser Thr Val 50 55 60 act ccc aac atg acc ttc acc aaa act tcc cag aag ttc ggg cag tgg 240 Thr Pro Asn Met Thr Phe Thr Lys Thr Ser Gln Lys Phe Gly Gln Trp 65 70 75 80 gcc gac agt cgc gcc aac aca gtc tat ggc ctg ggc ttt gcc tct gaa 288 Ala Asp Ser Arg Ala Asn Thr Val Tyr Gly Leu Gly Phe Ala Ser Glu 85 90 95 cag cat ctg aca cag ttt gcc gag aag ttc cag gaa gtg aag gaa gca 336 Gln His Leu Thr Gln Phe Ala Glu Lys Phe Gln Glu Val Lys Glu Ala 100 105 110 gcc agg ctg gcc agg gag aaa tct cag gat ggc tgg ggt ggg ccc cag 384 Ala Arg Leu Ala Arg Glu Lys Ser Gln Asp Gly Trp Gly Gly Pro Gln 115 120 125 tcg gct ctg gtt gtt ggc agc ttt ggg gct gtt ttt gag ctt ctc att 432 Ser Ala Leu Val Val Gly Ser Phe Gly Ala Val Phe Glu Leu Leu Ile 130 135 140 gtg tagaatttct agatcccccg attacatttc taagcgtga 474 Val 145 <210> SEQ ID NO 42 <211> LENGTH: 145 <212> TYPE: PRT <213> ORGANISM: Homo sapiens <400> SEQUENCE: 42 Met Ser Thr Ala Arg Glu Gln Pro Ile Phe Ser Thr Arg Ala His Val 1 5 10 15 Phe Gln Ile Asp Pro Ala Thr Lys Arg Asn Trp Ile Pro Ala Gly Lys 20 25 30 His Ala Leu Thr Val Ser Tyr Phe Tyr Asp Ala Thr Arg Asn Val Tyr 35 40 45 Arg Ile Ile Ser Ile Gly Gly Ala Lys Ala Ile Ile Asn Ser Thr Val 50 55 60 Thr Pro Asn Met Thr Phe Thr Lys Thr Ser Gln Lys Phe Gly Gln Trp 65 70 75 80 Ala Asp Ser Arg Ala Asn Thr Val Tyr Gly Leu Gly Phe Ala Ser Glu 85 90 95 Gln His Leu Thr Gln Phe Ala Glu Lys Phe Gln Glu Val Lys Glu Ala 100 105 110 Ala Arg Leu Ala Arg Glu Lys Ser Gln Asp Gly Trp Gly Gly Pro Gln 115 120 125 Ser Ala Leu Val Val Gly Ser Phe Gly Ala Val Phe Glu Leu Leu Ile 130 135 140 Val 145 <210> SEQ ID NO 43 <211> LENGTH: 859 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Rattus norvegicus <220> FEATURE: <221> NAME/KEY: CDS <222> LOCATION: (1)..(858) <400> SEQUENCE: 43 cac gcg tcc ggt gtg gtg cac ctt ggc atc tgt aag cct ttg gtg gag 48 His Ala Ser Gly Val Val His Leu Gly Ile Cys Lys Pro Leu Val Glu 1 5 10 15 gag gag aag gag gag aag gag gaa cat ttt att ttc cat tca aac aac 96 Glu Glu Lys Glu Glu Lys Glu Glu His Phe Ile Phe His Ser Asn Asn 20 25 30 aat gga gat aac agt gag tct cca gaa acc gtt cac gag atc cac tca 144 Asn Gly Asp Asn Ser Glu Ser Pro Glu Thr Val His Glu Ile His Ser 35 40 45 tct tta atc ctc gag gca ccc cag gga ttt aga gat gag ccg tat ctt 192 Ser Leu Ile Leu Glu Ala Pro Gln Gly Phe Arg Asp Glu Pro Tyr Leu 50 55 60 gaa gaa ctc gtg gat gaa cct ttt cta gat ttg gga aag tct ttg cag 240 Glu Glu Leu Val Asp Glu Pro Phe Leu Asp Leu Gly Lys Ser Leu Gln 65 70 75 80 ttc caa caa aaa gac atg gac agc agc tca gaa gcc tgg gaa atg cat 288 Phe Gln Gln Lys Asp Met Asp Ser Ser Ser Glu Ala Trp Glu Met His 85 90 95 gaa ttc ctg agc cct cgg ctg gag aga agg ggt gag gaa aga gag atg 336 Glu Phe Leu Ser Pro Arg Leu Glu Arg Arg Gly Glu Glu Arg Glu Met 100 105 110 ctt gtt gac gag gag tat gag atc tac caa gac cgc ctc cgg gac atg 384 Leu Val Asp Glu Glu Tyr Glu Ile Tyr Gln Asp Arg Leu Arg Asp Met 115 120 125 gaa gca cac cca cca cct cct cac att cgg gag ccc act tct gca tct 432 Glu Ala His Pro Pro Pro Pro His Ile Arg Glu Pro Thr Ser Ala Ser 130 135 140 ccc agg ctg gat ctc cag gcc ggc ccc cag tgg ctg cat gct gac ctc 480 Pro Arg Leu Asp Leu Gln Ala Gly Pro Gln Trp Leu His Ala Asp Leu 145 150 155 160 tca gga gga gag ata ctc gag tgt cac gac aca gag tcc atg atg act 528 Ser Gly Gly Glu Ile Leu Glu Cys His Asp Thr Glu Ser Met Met Thr 165 170 175 gct tat ccc cag gag atg cag gac tat agc ttc agc acc aca gac atg 576 Ala Tyr Pro Gln Glu Met Gln Asp Tyr Ser Phe Ser Thr Thr Asp Met 180 185 190 atg aaa gaa aca ttt ggc ctt gac tcc cgg ccg ccc atg ccc tcc tct 624 Met Lys Glu Thr Phe Gly Leu Asp Ser Arg Pro Pro Met Pro Ser Ser 195 200 205 gaa gga aat ggt cag cac ggc cga ttt gat gac ttg gaa cat ctt cat 672 Glu Gly Asn Gly Gln His Gly Arg Phe Asp Asp Leu Glu His Leu His 210 215 220 tca cta gca agc cac ggc ctg gat tta ggc atg atg act cca agt gac 720 Ser Leu Ala Ser His Gly Leu Asp Leu Gly Met Met Thr Pro Ser Asp 225 230 235 240 ttg caa ggc cct ggc gtg ctt gta gat ctt cca gct gtc acc cca aga 768 Leu Gln Gly Pro Gly Val Leu Val Asp Leu Pro Ala Val Thr Pro Arg 245 250 255 aga ggc tgc ggc cgc taa gta agt aag acg tcg agc tct aag taa gta 816 Arg Gly Cys Gly Arg Val Ser Lys Thr Ser Ser Ser Lys Val 260 265 270 acg gcc gcc acc gcg gtg gag ctt tgg act tct tcg cca gag g 859 Thr Ala Ala Thr Ala Val Glu Leu Trp Thr Ser Ser Pro Glu 275 280 <210> SEQ ID NO 44 <211> LENGTH: 261 <212> TYPE: PRT <213> ORGANISM: Rattus norvegicus <400> SEQUENCE: 44 His Ala Ser Gly Val Val His Leu Gly Ile Cys Lys Pro Leu Val Glu 1 5 10 15 Glu Glu Lys Glu Glu Lys Glu Glu His Phe Ile Phe His Ser Asn Asn 20 25 30 Asn Gly Asp Asn Ser Glu Ser Pro Glu Thr Val His Glu Ile His Ser 35 40 45 Ser Leu Ile Leu Glu Ala Pro Gln Gly Phe Arg Asp Glu Pro Tyr Leu 50 55 60 Glu Glu Leu Val Asp Glu Pro Phe Leu Asp Leu Gly Lys Ser Leu Gln 65 70 75 80 Phe Gln Gln Lys Asp Met Asp Ser Ser Ser Glu Ala Trp Glu Met His 85 90 95 Glu Phe Leu Ser Pro Arg Leu Glu Arg Arg Gly Glu Glu Arg Glu Met 100 105 110 Leu Val Asp Glu Glu Tyr Glu Ile Tyr Gln Asp Arg Leu Arg Asp Met 115 120 125 Glu Ala His Pro Pro Pro Pro His Ile Arg Glu Pro Thr Ser Ala Ser 130 135 140 Pro Arg Leu Asp Leu Gln Ala Gly Pro Gln Trp Leu His Ala Asp Leu 145 150 155 160 Ser Gly Gly Glu Ile Leu Glu Cys His Asp Thr Glu Ser Met Met Thr 165 170 175 Ala Tyr Pro Gln Glu Met Gln Asp Tyr Ser Phe Ser Thr Thr Asp Met 180 185 190 Met Lys Glu Thr Phe Gly Leu Asp Ser Arg Pro Pro Met Pro Ser Ser 195 200 205 Glu Gly Asn Gly Gln His Gly Arg Phe Asp Asp Leu Glu His Leu His 210 215 220 Ser Leu Ala Ser His Gly Leu Asp Leu Gly Met Met Thr Pro Ser Asp 225 230 235 240 Leu Gln Gly Pro Gly Val Leu Val Asp Leu Pro Ala Val Thr Pro Arg 245 250 255 Arg Gly Cys Gly Arg 260 <210> SEQ ID NO 45 <211> LENGTH: 8 <212> TYPE: PRT <213> ORGANISM: Rattus norvegicus <400> SEQUENCE: 45 Val Ser Lys Thr Ser Ser Ser Lys 1 5 <210> SEQ ID NO 46 <211> LENGTH: 15 <212> TYPE: PRT <213> ORGANISM: Rattus norvegicus <400> SEQUENCE: 46 Val Thr Ala Ala Thr Ala Val Glu Leu Trp Thr Ser Ser Pro Glu 1 5 10 15 <210> SEQ ID NO 47 <211> LENGTH: 5 <212> TYPE: PRT <213> ORGANISM: Artificial sequence <220> FEATURE: <223> OTHER INFORMATION: optimal ligand <400> SEQUENCE: 47 Phe Pro Pro Pro Pro 1 5 <210> SEQ ID NO 48 <211> LENGTH: 4 <212> TYPE: PRT <213> ORGANISM: Artificial sequence <220> FEATURE: <223> OTHER INFORMATION: motif ligand <400> SEQUENCE: 48 Lys Ile Ala Ala 1 <210> SEQ ID NO 49 <211> LENGTH: 21 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Artificial sequence <220> FEATURE: <223> OTHER INFORMATION: oligonucleotide for PCR <400> SEQUENCE: 49 gacagcagag ccaacaccgt g 21 <210> SEQ ID NO 50 <211> LENGTH: 21 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Artificial sequence <220> FEATURE: <223> OTHER INFORMATION: oligonucleotide for PCR <400> SEQUENCE: 50 gtctgcagct ccatctccca c 21 <210> SEQ ID NO 51 <211> LENGTH: 21 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Artificial sequence <220> FEATURE: <223> OTHER INFORMATION: oligonucleotide for PCR <400> SEQUENCE: 51 cacggtgttg gctctgctgt c 21 <210> SEQ ID NO 52 <211> LENGTH: 21 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Artificial sequence <220> FEATURE: <223> OTHER INFORMATION: oligonucleotide for PCR <400> SEQUENCE: 52 atgggvgarc arccbatytt c 21 <210> SEQ ID NO 53 <211> LENGTH: 7 <212> TYPE: PRT <213> ORGANISM: Artificial sequence <220> FEATURE: <223> OTHER INFORMATION: conserved amino acid sequence <400> SEQUENCE: 53 Met Gly Glu Gln Pro Ile Phe 1 5 <210> SEQ ID NO 54 <211> LENGTH: 21 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Artificial sequence <220> FEATURE: <223> OTHER INFORMATION: oligonucleotide for PCR <400> SEQUENCE: 54 gagggtagcc agttcagcct c 21 <210> SEQ ID NO 55 <211> LENGTH: 21 <212> TYPE: DNA <213> ORGANISM: Artificial sequence <220> FEATURE: <223> OTHER INFORMATION: oligonucleotide for PCR <400> SEQUENCE: 55 gttgatctca ctgcattgtt c 21 <210> SEQ ID NO 56 <211> LENGTH: 18 <212> TYPE: PRT <213> ORGANISM: Artificial sequence <220> FEATURE: <223> OTHER INFORMATION: peptide from Homer 1b/c <400> SEQUENCE: 56 Ile Phe Glu Leu Thr Glu Leu Arg Asp Asn Leu Ala Lys Leu Leu Glu 1 5 10 15 Cys Ser <210> SEQ ID NO 57 <211> LENGTH: 20 <212> TYPE: PRT <213> ORGANISM: Artificial sequence <220> FEATURE: <223> OTHER INFORMATION: peptide from Homer 2a/b <400> SEQUENCE: 57 Gly Lys Ile Asp Asp Leu His Asp Phe Arg Arg Gly Leu Ser Lys Leu 1 5 10 15 Gly Thr Asp Asn 20 <210> SEQ ID NO 58 <211> LENGTH: 19 <212> TYPE: PRT <213> ORGANISM: Artificial sequence <220> FEATURE: <223> OTHER INFORMATION: peptide from Homer 3 <400> SEQUENCE: 58 Arg Leu Phe Glu Leu Ser Glu Leu Arg Glu Gly Leu Ala Arg Leu Ala 1 5 10 15 Glu Ala Ala <210> SEQ ID NO 59 <211> LENGTH: 10 <212> TYPE: PRT <213> ORGANISM: Artificial sequence <220> FEATURE: <223> OTHER INFORMATION: peptide with Homer ligand peptide consensus <400> SEQUENCE: 59 Leu Val Pro Pro Pro Glu Glu Phe Ala Asn 1 5 10 <210> SEQ ID NO 60 <211> LENGTH: 10 <212> TYPE: PRT <213> ORGANISM: Artificial sequence <220> FEATURE: <223> OTHER INFORMATION: peptide with Homer ligand peptide consensus <400> SEQUENCE: 60 Pro Leu Pro Pro Pro Leu Glu Phe Ser Asn 1 5 10 <210> SEQ ID NO 61 <211> LENGTH: 10 <212> TYPE: PRT <213> ORGANISM: Artificial sequence <220> FEATURE: <223> OTHER INFORMATION: peptide with Homer ligand peptide consensus <400> SEQUENCE: 61 Pro Leu Pro Pro Pro Leu Glu Phe Ala Asn 1 5 10 <210> SEQ ID NO 62 <211> LENGTH: 10 <212> TYPE: PRT <213> ORGANISM: Artificial sequence <220> FEATURE: <223> OTHER INFORMATION: peptide with Homer ligand peptide consensus <400> SEQUENCE: 62 Phe Leu Pro Pro Pro Glu Ser Phe Asp Ala 1 5 10 <210> SEQ ID NO 63 <211> LENGTH: 113 <212> TYPE: PRT <213> ORGANISM: Rat <400> SEQUENCE: 63 Met Gly Glu Gln Pro Ile Phe Ser Thr Arg Ala His Val Phe Gln Ile 1 5 10 15 Asp Pro Asn Thr Lys Lys Asn Trp Val Pro Thr Ser Lys His Ala Val 20 25 30 Thr Val Ser Tyr Phe Tyr Asp Ser Thr Arg Asn Val Tyr Arg Ile Ile 35 40 45 Ser Leu Asp Gly Ser Lys Ala Ile Ile Asn Ser Thr Ile Thr Pro Asn 50 55 60 Met Thr Phe Thr Lys Thr Ser Gln Lys Phe Gly Gln Trp Ala Asp Ser 65 70 75 80 Arg Ala Asn Thr Val Tyr Gly Leu Gly Phe Ser Ser Glu His His Leu 85 90 95 Ser Lys Phe Ala Glu Lys Phe Gln Glu Phe Lys Glu Ala Ala Arg Leu 100 105 110 Ala <210> SEQ ID NO 64 <211> LENGTH: 113 <212> TYPE: PRT <213> ORGANISM: Drosophila <400> SEQUENCE: 64 Met Gly Glu Gln Pro Ile Phe Thr Cys Gln Ala His Val Phe His Ile 1 5 10 15 Asp Pro Lys Thr Lys Arg Thr Trp Ile Thr Ala Ser Met Lys Ala Val 20 25 30 Asn Val Ser Phe Phe Tyr Asp Ser Ser Arg Asn Leu Tyr Arg Ile Ile 35 40 45 Ser Val Glu Gly Thr Lys Ala Val Ile Asn Ser Thr Ile Thr Pro Asn 50 55 60 Met Thr Phe Thr Gln Thr Ser Gln Lys Phe Gly Gln Trp Ser Asp Val 65 70 75 80 Arg Ala Asn Thr Val Tyr Gly Leu Gly Phe Ala Ser Glu Ala Glu Ile 85 90 95 Thr Lys Phe Val Glu Lys Phe Gln Glu Val Lys Glu Ala Thr Lys Asn 100 105 110 Ala <210> SEQ ID NO 65 <211> LENGTH: 113 <212> TYPE: PRT <213> ORGANISM: Drosophila <400> SEQUENCE: 65 Met Thr Glu Gln Ser Ile Ile Gly Ala Arg Ala Ser Val Met Val Tyr 1 5 10 15 Asp Asp Asn Gln Lys Lys Trp Val Pro Ser Gly Ser Ser Ser Gly Leu 20 25 30 Ser Lys Val Gln Ile Tyr His His Gln Gln Asn Asn Thr Phe Arg Val 35 40 45 Val Gly Arg Lys Leu Gln Asp His Glu Val Val Ile Asn Cys Ser Ile 50 55 60 Leu Lys Gly Leu Lys Tyr Asn Gln Ala Thr Ala Thr Phe His Gln Trp 65 70 75 80 Arg Asp Ser Lys Phe Val Tyr Gly Leu Asn Phe Ser Ser Gln Asp Ala 85 90 95 Glu Asn Phe Ala Arg Ala Met Met His Ala Leu Glu Val Leu Ser Gly 100 105 110 Arg <210> SEQ ID NO 66 <211> LENGTH: 114 <212> TYPE: PRT <213> ORGANISM: Mouse <400> SEQUENCE: 66 Met Ser Glu Gln Ser Ile Cys Gln Ala Arg Ala Ala Val Met Val Tyr 1 5 10 15 Asp Asp Ala Asn Lys Lys Trp Val Pro Ala Gly Gly Ser Thr Gly Phe 20 25 30 Ser Arg Val His Ile Tyr His His Thr Gly Asn Asn Thr Phe Arg Val 35 40 45 Val Gly Arg Lys Ile Gln Asp His Gln Val Val Ile Asn Cys Ala Ile 50 55 60 Pro Lys Gly Leu Lys Tyr Asn Gln Ala Thr Gln Thr Phe His Gln Trp 65 70 75 80 Arg Asp Ala Arg Gln Val Tyr Gly Leu Asn Phe Gly Ser Lys Glu Asp 85 90 95 Ala Asn Val Phe Ala Ser Ala Met Met His Ala Leu Glu Val Leu Asn 100 105 110 Ser Gln <210> SEQ ID NO 67 <211> LENGTH: 115 <212> TYPE: PRT <213> ORGANISM: Mouse <400> SEQUENCE: 67 Met Ser Glu Gln Ser Ile Cys Gln Ala Arg Ala Ser Val Met Val Tyr 1 5 10 15 Asp Asp Thr Ser Lys Lys Trp Val Pro Ile Lys Pro Gly Gln Gln Gly 20 25 30 Phe Ser Arg Ile Asn Ile Tyr His Asn Thr Ala Ser Ser Thr Phe Arg 35 40 45 Val Val Gly Val Lys Leu Gln Asp Gln Gln Val Val Ile Asn Tyr Ser 50 55 60 Ile Val Lys Gly Leu Lys Tyr Asn Gln Ala Thr Pro Thr Phe His Gln 65 70 75 80 Trp Arg Asp Ala Arg Gln Val Tyr Gly Leu Asn Phe Ala Ser Lys Glu 85 90 95 Glu Ala Thr Thr Phe Ser Asn Ala Met Leu Phe Ala Leu Asn Ile Met 100 105 110 Asn Ser Gln 115 <210> SEQ ID NO 68 <211> LENGTH: 119 <212> TYPE: PRT <213> ORGANISM: Drosophila <400> SEQUENCE: 68 Gly His Leu Leu Ser Ser Phe Arg Leu Trp Ala Glu Val Phe His Val 1 5 10 15 Ser Ala Ser Gly Ala Gly Thr Val Lys Trp Gln Gln Val Ser Glu Asp 20 25 30 Leu Val Pro Val Asn Ile Thr Cys Ile Gln Asp Ser Pro Glu Cys Ile 35 40 45 Phe His Ile Thr Ala Tyr Asn Ser Gln Val Asp Lys Ile Leu Asp Val 50 55 60 Arg Leu Val Gln Pro Gly Thr Arg Ile Gly Gln Ala Ser Glu Cys Phe 65 70 75 80 Val Tyr Trp Lys Asp Pro Met Thr Asn Asp Thr Trp Gly Leu Asn Phe 85 90 95 Thr Ser Pro Ile Asp Ala Lys Gln Phe Arg Glu Cys Cys Ser Pro Ser 100 105 110 Phe Lys Phe Ser Arg Lys Ala 115 <210> SEQ ID NO 69 <211> LENGTH: 116 <212> TYPE: PRT <213> ORGANISM: Homo sapiens <400> SEQUENCE: 69 Met Ser Glu Thr Val Ile Cys Ser Ser Arg Ala Thr Val Met Leu Tyr 1 5 10 15 Asp Asp Gly Asn Lys Arg Trp Leu Pro Ala Gly Thr Gly Pro Gln Ala 20 25 30 Phe Ser Arg Val Gln Ile Tyr His Asn Pro Thr Ala Asn Ser Phe Arg 35 40 45 Val Val Gly Arg Lys Met Gln Pro Asp Gln Gln Val Val Ile Asn Cys 50 55 60 Ala Ile Val Arg Gly Val Lys Tyr Asn Gln Ala Thr Pro Asn Phe His 65 70 75 80 Gln Trp Arg Asp Ala Arg Gln Val Trp Gly Leu Asn Phe Gly Ser Lys 85 90 95 Glu Asp Ala Ala Gln Phe Ala Ala Gly Met Ala Ser Ala Leu Glu Ala 100 105 110 Leu Glu Gly Gly 115 <210> SEQ ID NO 70 <211> LENGTH: 111 <212> TYPE: PRT <213> ORGANISM: Homo sapiens <400> SEQUENCE: 70 Phe Leu Gly Lys Lys Cys Val Thr Met Ser Ser Ala Val Val Gln Leu 1 5 10 15 Tyr Ala Ala Asp Arg Asn Cys Met Trp Ser Lys Lys Cys Ser Gly Val 20 25 30 Ala Cys Leu Val Lys Asp Asn Pro Gln Arg Ser His Phe Leu Arg Ile 35 40 45 Phe Asp Ile Lys Asp Gly Lys Leu Leu Trp Glu Gln Glu Leu Tyr Asn 50 55 60 Asn Phe Val Tyr Asn Ser Pro Arg Gly Tyr Phe His Thr Phe Ala Gly 65 70 75 80 Asp Thr Cys Gln Val Ala Leu Asn Phe Ala Asn Glu Glu Glu Ala Lys 85 90 95 Lys Phe Arg Lys Ala Val Thr Asp Leu Leu Gly Arg Arg Gln Arg 100 105 110 <210> SEQ ID NO 71 <211> LENGTH: 114 <212> TYPE: PRT <213> ORGANISM: Homo sapiens <400> SEQUENCE: 71 Met Leu Gly Arg Lys Cys Leu Thr Leu Ala Thr Ala Val Val Gln Leu 1 5 10 15 Tyr Leu Ala Leu Pro Pro Gly Ala Glu His Trp Thr Lys Glu His Cys 20 25 30 Gly Ala Val Cys Phe Val Lys Asp Asn Pro Gln Lys Ser Tyr Phe Ile 35 40 45 Arg Leu Tyr Gly Leu Gln Ala Gly Arg Leu Leu Trp Glu Gln Glu Leu 50 55 60 Tyr Ser Gln Leu Val Tyr Ser Thr Pro Thr Pro Phe Pro His Thr Phe 65 70 75 80 Ala Gly Asp Asp Cys Gln Ala Gly Leu Asn Phe Ala Asp Glu Asp Glu 85 90 95 Ala Gln Ala Phe Arg Ala Leu Val Gln Glu Lys Ile Gln Lys Arg Asn 100 105 110 Gln Arg <210> SEQ ID NO 72 <211> LENGTH: 114 <212> TYPE: PRT <213> ORGANISM: Artificial sequence <220> FEATURE: <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Mutations in the EVH1 domain of the WASP gene <221> NAME/KEY: MISC_FEATURE <222> LOCATION: (1)..(114) <223> OTHER INFORMATION: Xaa is any amino acid <400> SEQUENCE: 72 Met Pro Gly Arg Lys Trp Leu Met Pro Asp Ile Glu Val Val Gln Leu 1 5 10 15 Tyr Leu Val Leu Leu Pro Gly Ala Glu His Trp Thr Lys Glu Pro Cys 20 25 30 Gly Ala Val Cys Phe Met Lys Asp Asn Pro Gln Lys Xaa Tyr Leu Ile 35 40 45 Xaa Leu Tyr Asp Leu Gln Ala Gly Arg Leu Leu Cys Glu Gln Glu Leu 50 55 60 Tyr Ser Gln Leu Val Xaa Ser Thr Pro Thr Pro Phe Pro His Thr Phe 65 70 75 80 Ala Gly Asp Asp Cys Gln Ala Arg Leu Asn Ser Ala Asp Lys Asp Lys 85 90 95 Xaa Gln Ala Phe Arg Ala Leu Val Gln Glu Lys Ile Gln Lys Arg Asn 100 105 110 Gln Arg 

What is claimed is:
 1. An isolated nucleic acid encoding Homer protein 2a, wherein said nucleic acid has the nucleotide sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO:5.
 2. An expression vector encoding a polynucleotide of claim
 1. 3. The expression vector of claim 2, wherein the vector is a viral vector.
 4. The expression vector of claim 2, wherein the vector is a plasmid.
 5. A host cell comprising a vector of claim
 2. 6. The host cell of claim 5, wherein the host cell is a prokaryotic cell.
 7. The host cell of claim 5, wherein the host cell is a eukaryotic cell.
 8. An isolated protein encoded by a nucleic acid of claim
 1. 9. The protein of claim 8, wherein the protein has substantially the same amino acid sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO:6. 